440 Theodora Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
440 Theodora
Discovered:13 October 1898
Mpc Name:(440) Theodora
Pronounced:[1]
Alt Names:1898 EC
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.21043AU
Perihelion:1.97352AU
Aphelion:2.44735abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.10718
Period:3.29 yr (1200.4 d)
Inclination:1.59566°
Asc Node:292.133°
Arg Peri:179.039°
Dimensions:13.6 km
Rotation:4.828abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:11.6
Albedo:0.630
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:117.50 yr (42917 d)
Uncertainty:0

440 Theodora is a small Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by E. F. Coddington on October 13, 1898, at Mount Hamilton. It was his second asteroid discovery.

Notes and References

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