646 Kastalia Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
646 Kastalia
Mpc Name:(646) Kastalia
Alt Names:1907 AC
Pronounced:[1]
Discovered:11 September 1907
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.21291
Semimajor:2.325AU
Perihelion:1.83AU
Aphelion:2.82abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:3.55 yr (1294.9 d)
Inclination:6.9010°
Asc Node:302.820°
Arg Peri:38.142°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:108.60 yr (39665 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:12.6

646 Kastalia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, not to be confused with the near-Earth asteroid 4769 Castalia.

Notes and References

  1. 'Castalia' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 646 Kastalia (1907 AC) . . . 5 May 2016.