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360 Carlova

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Alternative names
  
1893 N

Observation arc
  
111.79 yr (40832 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
11 March 1893

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
11 March 1893

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

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Aphelion
  
3.53698 AU (529.125 Gm)

Similar
  
423 Diotima, 375 Ursula, 372 Palma, 441 Bathilde, 350 Ornamenta

360 Carlova is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. The asteroid has a convex, roughly ellipsoid shape. The sidereal rotation period is 6.1873 hours with an axis of rotation along the ecliptic coordinates (l, b) = (7000165806278939461♠95°±, 6999698131700797733♠40°±). It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 11 March 1893 in Nice.

References

360 Carlova Wikipedia