Minorplanet: | yes |
315 Constantia | |
Background: |
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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.