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406 Erna

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Discovered by
  
Auguste Charlois

Alternative names
  
1895 CB

Observation arc
  
113.12 yr (41316 d)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Nice Observatory

Spectral type
  
P-type asteroid

Discovery date
  
22 August 1895

Minor planet category
  
Main belt

Discovered
  
22 August 1895

Discoverer
  
Auguste Charlois

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

406 Erna

Aphelion
  
3.44422 AU (515.248 Gm)

Similar
  
441 Bathilde, 360 Carlova, 423 Diotima, 417 Suevia, 317 Roxane

406 Erna is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a P-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous chondritic materials.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 22, 1895 in Nice.

References

406 Erna Wikipedia