274 Philagoria

274 Philagoria
Shape of Philagoria from modeled lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byJohann Palisa
Discovery date3 April 1888
Designations
(274) Philagoria
Pronunciation/fɪləˈɡɔːriə/
Named after
Philagoria, a club in Olmütz
A888 GA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc123.04 yr (44940 d)
Aphelion3.40817 AU (509.855 Gm)
Perihelion2.67875 AU (400.735 Gm)
3.04346 AU (455.295 Gm)
Eccentricity0.11983
5.31 yr (1939.3 d)
45.5293°
0° 11m 8.275s / day
Inclination3.67769°
92.8085°
119.376°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions26.57±2.4 km
17.938 h (0.7474 d)
0.2282±0.047
10.0

274 Philagoria is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on 3 April 1888 in Vienna.[2] He named it for Philagoria, a club in Olmütz (Olomouc).[3]

References

  1. ^ "274 Philagoria". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (10 June 2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-642-29718-2.
  3. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783662066157 – via Google Books.


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