Discovered by Auguste Charlois Alternative names 1893 AM Observation arc 117.12 yr (42778 d) Discovered 18 September 1893 Discoverer Auguste Charlois Discovery site Nice Observatory | Discovery date 18 September 1893 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 2.6832 AU (401.40 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Geometry Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
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Similar 375 Ursula, 441 Bathilde, 360 Carlova, 372 Palma, 354 Eleonora | ||
376 Geometria is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on September 18, 1893 in Nice, France. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
In 1983, 376 Geometria was observed photometrically from the Observatoire de Haute-Provence, producing an asymmetrical light curve that indicates a rotation period of 7.74 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.16 ± 0.01 in magnitude.
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