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Main-belt asteroid

367 Amicitia
A three-dimensional model of 367 Amicitia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date19 May 1893
Designations
MPC designation(367) Amicitia
Pronunciation/æmɪˈsɪtiə/
Named afterfriendship
Alternative designations1893 AA
Minor planet categoryMain belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.06 yr (40199 d)
Aphelion2.43145 AU (363.740 Gm)
Perihelion2.00750 AU (300.318 Gm)
Semi-major axis2.21948 AU (332.029 Gm)
Eccentricity0.095505
Orbital period (sidereal)3.31 yr (1207.7 d)
Mean anomaly183.800°
Mean motion0° 17 53.077 / day
Inclination2.94143°
Longitude of ascending node83.4555°
Argument of perihelion55.5396°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions19.13±1.6 km
Synodic rotation period5.055 ± 0.001 h (0.210625 ± 4.2×10 d)
Geometric albedo0.2535±0.050
Absolute magnitude (H)10.6

367 Amicitia is a typical Main belt asteroid that is a member of the Flora family. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

Amicitia is Latin for Friendship.

References

  1. ^ "367 Amicitia (1893 AA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.

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