408 Fama Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
408 Fama
Discovered:13 October 1895
Mpc Name:(408) Fama
Pronounced:[1]
Alt Names:1895 CD
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:3.1696AU
Perihelion:2.71757AU
Aphelion:3.6216abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.14261
Period:5.64 yr (2061.1 d)
Inclination:9.0794°
Asc Node:297.250°
Arg Peri:108.505°
Rotation:202.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on
12.19 h
Abs Magnitude:9.3
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:109.59 yr (40029 d)
Uncertainty:0

408 Fama is a typical main belt asteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 13 October 1895 in Heidelberg.

Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build a light curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 12.19 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 in magnitude.

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 408 Fama (1895 CD) . . . 10 May 2016.