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    296 Phaëtusa

    Topic: Astronomy

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    Short description: Main-belt asteroid
    296 Phaëtusa
    000296-asteroid shape model (296) Phaëtusa.png
    Modelled shape of Phaëtusa from its lightcurve
    Discovery
    Discovered byAuguste Charlois
    Discovery date19 August 1890
    Designations
    (296) Phaëtusa
    Pronunciation/feɪ.əˈtjuːsə/[1]
    Named afterPhaethusa
    A890 QB, 1917 XB
    1930 YH
    Minor planet categoryMain belt
    Orbital characteristics[2]
    Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
    Uncertainty parameter 0
    Observation arc85.28 yr (31149 d)
    |{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.58669 astronomical unit|AU (386.963 Gm)
    |{{{apsis}}}|helion}}1.87025 AU (279.785 Gm)
    2.22847 AU (333.374 Gm)
    Eccentricity0.16075
    Orbital period3.33 yr (1215.1 d)
    Average Orbital speed19.95 km/s
    Mean anomaly272.510°
    Mean motion0° 17m 46.586s / day
    Inclination1.74738°
    Longitude of ascending node121.585°
    252.628°
    Physical characteristics
    Dimensions7 - 15 km
    Rotation period4.5385 h (0.18910 d)
    Absolute magnitude (H)12.62


    Phaëtusa (minor planet designation: 296 Phaëtusa) is a small Main belt asteroid.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 August 1890 in Nice.

    References

    1. ↑ 'Phaethusa' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "296 Phaetusa". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=296;cad=1. 

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