436 Patricia Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
436 Patricia
Discovered:13 September 1898
Mpc Name:(436) Patricia
Alt Names:1898 DT
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:3.20165AU
Perihelion:2.98579AU
Aphelion:3.41751abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.067422
Period:5.73 yr (2092.5 d)
Inclination:18.5096°
Asc Node:351.343°
Arg Peri:41.1947°
Rotation:16.133abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:10.0
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[1]
Observation Arc:117.57 yr (42944 d)
Uncertainty:0

436 Patricia is a large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 13 September 1898 in Heidelberg.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 436 Patricia (1898 DT) . . . 10 May 2016.
  2. Book: Schmadel, Lutz D. . Dictionary of minor planet names . 2003 . Springer . 978-3-540-00238-3 . 5th rev. & enl. . Berlin.