337 Devosa Explained

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337 Devosa
Named After:(unknown)
Discovered:22 September 1892
Mpc Name:(337) Devosa
Alt Names:1892 E
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.38288AU
Perihelion:2.05546AU
Aphelion:2.7103abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.13741
Period:1343.4days
Inclination:7.85443°
Asc Node:355.479°
Arg Peri:98.6063°
Dimensions:
Mass:(5.34 ± 2.63/1.3) kg
Density:3.449 ± 1.700/0.839 g/cm
Rotation:4.653abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:8.99
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:45130order=flipNaNorder=flip
Uncertainty:0

337 Devosa is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 22 September 1892 in Nice. The asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with a period of 1343.4days and an eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.14. These orbital elements are similar to that of the large asteroid 4 Vesta. The orbital plane of 337 Devosa is tilted at an angle of 7.85° to the plane of the ecliptic.

This is classified as an X-type asteroid in the Tholen system and Xk type in the Bus-DeMeo taxonomy, with spectral properties similar to mesosiderites. It spans a girth of and has a rotation period of .