390 Alma Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
390 Alma
Discovered:24 March 1894
Mpc Name:(390) Alma
Alt Names:1894 BC; 1930 QW;
1950 BV; 1950 CH;
1953 YB; 1963 DF
Mp Category:Main belt (Eunomia family)
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.65059AU
Perihelion:2.29906AU
Aphelion:3.00211abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.13262
Period:4.32 yr (1576.2 d)
Inclination:12.1645°
Asc Node:305.223°
Arg Peri:190.194°
Dimensions:
24 km
Density:~2.7 g/cm3
Rotation:3.74abbr=onNaNabbr=on
0.156 d
Abs Magnitude:10.39
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:122.02 yr (44568 d)
Uncertainty:0

390 Alma is an asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was Guillaume Bigourdan's only asteroid discovery. He discovered it on 24 March 1894 in Paris.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 390 Alma (1894 BC) . . . 10 May 2016.