402 Chloë Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language