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381 Myrrha

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Alternative names
  
1894 AS

Observation arc
  
122.27 yr (44658 d)

Discovered
  
10 January 1894

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Named after
  
Myrrha

Discovery date
  
10 January 1894

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Aphelion
  
3.5124 AU (525.45 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Similar
  
360 Carlova, 426 Hippo, 372 Palma, 350 Ornamenta, 375 Ursula

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381 Myrrha is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on January 10, 1894, in Nice. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana during 2006 gave a light curve with a period of 6.572 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.34 ± 0.05 in magnitude.

10µ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 126 km. The occultation of Alhena (γ Geminorum) by Myrrha was observed in Japan and China on January 13, 1991, allowing the size and shape of Myrrha to be clarified.

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381 Myrrha Wikipedia