343 Ostara Explained

Minorplanet:yes
343 Ostara
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
Discovered:15 November 1892
Mpc Name:(343) Ostara
Alt Names:1892 NA892 VA
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty:0
Observation Arc:123.10 yr (44961 d)
Semimajor:2.41187AU
Perihelion:1.85989AU
Aphelion:2.96385abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.22886
Period:3.75 yr (1368.1 d)
Inclination:3.26504°
Asc Node:38.6320°
Arg Peri:9.62726°
Rotation:109.87abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:11.56
Mean Motion: / day

343 Ostara (prov. designation: or) is a background asteroid from the inner region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory on 15 November 1892.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 343 Ostara (1892 N) . . . 11 May 2016.