Minorplanet: | yes |
380 Fiducia | |
Background: |
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Discovered: | 8 January 1894 |
Mpc Name: | (380) Fiducia |
Alt Names: | 1894 AR |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Semimajor: | 2.67747AU |
Perihelion: | 2.37017AU |
Aphelion: | 2.98476abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Eccentricity: | 0.11477 |
Period: | 4.38 yr (1600.2 d) |
Inclination: | 6.15867° |
Asc Node: | 95.1146° |
Arg Peri: | 239.555° |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.42 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 122.20 yr (44633 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
380 Fiducia (prov. designation: or) is a dark and large asteroid, approximately 68km (42miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 8 January 1894. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 13.7 hours. It was named "Fiducia", the Latin word for confidence.[1]