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383 Janina

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Discovered by
  
Alternative names
  
1894 AU

Observation arc
  
122.21 yr (44637 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discoverer
  
Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Discovery date
  
29 January 1894

Minor planet category
  
Main belt (Themis)

Discovered
  
29 January 1894

Spectral type
  
C-type asteroid

Asteroid family
  
Themis family

Aphelion
  
3.65762 AU (547.172 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 360 Carlova, 375 Ursula, 317 Roxane, 302 Clarissa

383 Janina is a mid-sized Themistian asteroid 46 km in diameter. It is spectral B-type and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic material.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 29, 1894 in Nice. There is no known meaning to the name.

References

383 Janina Wikipedia


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