296 Phaëtusa

296 Phaëtusa
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	19 August 1890
Designations
Named after	Phaethusa
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	85.28 yr (31149 d)
Aphelion	2.58669 AU (386.963 Gm)
Perihelion	1.87025 AU (279.785 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.22847 AU (333.374 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16075
Orbital period	3.33 yr (1215.1 d)
Average orbital speed	19.95 km/s
Mean anomaly	272.510°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 46.586^s / day
Inclination	1.74738°
Longitude of ascending node	121.585°
Argument of perihelion	252.628°
Earth MOID	0.870565 AU (130.2347 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.87011 AU (429.362 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.626
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7 - 15 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	4.5385 h (0.18910 d)
Geometric albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.62

296 Phaëtusa is a small Main belt asteroid.^[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1890 in Nice.

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