348 May

348 May
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	28 November 1892
Designations
Alternative names	1892 R
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	123.36 yr (45056 d)
Aphelion	3.16969 AU (474.179 Gm)
Perihelion	2.76919 AU (414.265 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.96944 AU (444.222 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.067437
Orbital period	5.12 yr (1869.0 d)
Average orbital speed	17.28 km/s
Mean anomaly	21.8117°
Mean motion	0° 11^m 33.418^s / day
Inclination	9.74506°
Longitude of ascending node	90.0424°
Argument of perihelion	13.4397°
Earth MOID	1.78543 AU (267.097 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.98008 AU (296.216 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.238
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7004828200000000000♠82.82±2.2 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	7.3812 h (0.30755 d)
Geometric albedo	6998448000000000000♠0.0448±0.002
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.40

348 May is a large Main belt asteroid.^[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on November 28, 1892 in Nice.

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347 Pariana 348 May 349 Dembowska

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