Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1895 CD Observation arc 109.59 yr (40029 d) Discovered 13 October 1895 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 13 October 1895 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.6216 AU (541.78 Gm) Absolute magnitude 9.3 Discoverer Max Wolf | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 417 Suevia, 528 Rezia, 484 Pittsburghia, 499 Venusia, 540 Rosamunde | ||
408 Fama is a typical main belt asteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on October 13, 1895 in Heidelberg.
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana during 2007 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 12.19 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 in magnitude.
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