Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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313 Chaldaea | |
Discovered: | 30 August 1891 |
Mpc Name: | (313) Chaldaea |
Pronounced: | [1] |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Semimajor: | 2.3755AU |
Perihelion: | 1.9456AU |
Aphelion: | 2.8054abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Eccentricity: | 0.18096 |
Period: | 3.66 yr (1337.3 d) |
Inclination: | 11.654° |
Asc Node: | 176.640° |
Arg Peri: | 316.013° |
Rotation: | 8.392abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Abs Magnitude: | 8.90 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 122.79 yr (44849 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
313 Chaldaea is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[2] It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 30 August 1891 in Vienna. It was named in honor of the Chaldeans, considered the founders of astrology.[3]
In 2003, the asteroid was detected by radar from the Arecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.07 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of .