358 Apollonia Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
358 Apollonia
Discovered:8 March 1893
Mpc Name:(358) Apollonia
Pronounced:[1]
Alt Names:1893 K
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.87547AU
Perihelion:2.43597AU
Aphelion:3.31497abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.15284
Period:4.88 yr (1781.0 d)
Inclination:3.55411°
Asc Node:172.161°
Arg Peri:253.343°
Rotation:50.6abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:9.1
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:118.08 yr (43129 d)
Uncertainty:0
Named After:Possibly Apollonia (Illyria)[2]

358 Apolonia is a large Main belt asteroid.[3] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 March 1893 in Nice.

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Schmadel, L. (2003:45). Dictionary of minor planet names. Germany: Springer.
  3. Web site: 358 Apollonia (1893 K) . . . 11 May 2016.