Minorplanet: | yes |
402 Chloë | |
Background: |
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Discovered: | 21 March 1895 |
Mpc Name: | (402) Chloë |
Pronounced: | [1] |
Adjective: | Chloëan |
Alt Names: | 1895 BW |
Named After: | Χλόη Khloē |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Semimajor: | 2.55929AU |
Perihelion: | 2.27556AU |
Aphelion: | 2.84302abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Eccentricity: | 0.11086 |
Period: | 1495.5days |
Inclination: | 11.8254° |
Asc Node: | 129.415° |
Arg Peri: | 17.6154° |
Rotation: | 10.664abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.02 |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Observation Arc: | 44113days |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
402 Chloë (prov. designation: or) is a large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 21 March 1895 from Nice. This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with a period of 1495.5days and an eccentricity of 0.11. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 11.8° to the plane of the ecliptic.
This asteroid spans a girth of approximately 54 km. It is classified as a K-type asteroid and is a Barbarian. Analysis of the asteroid light curve, based on photometric data collected during 2009, show a rotation period of with a brightness variation of in magnitude.