370 Modestia Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
370 Modestia
Discovered:14 July 1893
Mpc Name:(370) Modestia
Alt Names:1893 AC
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.32484AU
Perihelion:2.11362AU
Aphelion:2.53606abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.090853
Period:3.54 yr (1294.8 d)
Inclination:7.86393°
Asc Node:290.942°
Arg Peri:68.7121°
Avg Speed:19.54 km/s
Dimensions:Diameter 17–37 km
Rotation:22.5299abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:10.68
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:111.53 yr (40736 d)
Uncertainty:0

370 Modestia is probably a typical Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 14 July 1893 in Nice.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 370 Modestia (1893 AC) . . . 11 May 2016.