386 Siegena Explained

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386 Siegena
Discovered:1 March 1894
Mpc Name:(386) Siegena
Alt Names:1894 AY
Pronounced: [1]
Adjective:Siegenian
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.89571AU
Perihelion:2.40159AU
Aphelion:3.38983abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.17064
Period:4.93 yr (1799.8 d)
Inclination:20.2568°
Asc Node:166.886°
Arg Peri:219.478°
Dimensions:
170.35 ± 8.40 km
Density:3.14 ± 0.76 g/cm3
Rotation:9.763abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:7.43
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:122.08 yr (44590 d)
Uncertainty:0

386 Siegena is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on March 1, 1894, in Heidelberg.

During 1999, the asteroid was observed occulting a star. The resulting chords provided a diameter estimate of 174 km.

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 386 Siegena (1894 AY) . . . 10 May 2016.