315 Constantia Explained

Minorplanet:yes
315 Constantia
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Discovered:4 September 1891
Mpc Name:(315) Constantia
Named After:constancy (virtue)
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.24097AU
Perihelion:1.86231AU
Aphelion:2.61963abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.16897
Period:3.35 yr (1225.3 d)
Inclination:2.42916°
Asc Node:161.661°
Arg Peri:172.807°
Avg Speed:19.9 km/s
Dimensions:5 - 12 km
Rotation:5.345abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:12.5
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:87.27 yr (31874 d)
Uncertainty:0

315 Constantia is a stony background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt, approximately 6.5km (04miles) in diameter. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 4 September 1891. The asteroid is a member of the Flora family. It is spinning with a rotation period of and shows a brightness variation of in magnitude.