Minor planet category Main belt (Chloris) Discovered 7 January 1896 | Discovery date 7 January 1896 Alternative names 1896 CH Observation arc 105.91 yr (38683 d) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 360 Carlova, 375 Ursula, 423 Diotima, 409 Aspasia, 153 Hilda | ||
410 Chloris is a very large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on January 7, 1896, in Nice. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It is the namesake of the Chloris family of asteroids.
Photometric of this asteroid made in 1979 gave a light curve with a period of 32.50 hours with a brightness variation of 0.28 in magnitude.
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