367 Amicitia

367 Amicitia
A three-dimensional model of 367 Amicitia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date19 May 1893
Designations
(367) Amicitia
Pronunciation/æmɪˈsɪtiə/
Named after
friendship
1893 AA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
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)
2.21948 AU (332.029 Gm)
Eccentricity0.095505
3.31 yr (1207.7 d)
183.800°
0° 17m 53.077s / day
Inclination2.94143°
83.4555°
55.5396°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions19.13±1.6 km
5.055 ± 0.001 h (0.210625 ± 4.2×10−5 d)[2]
0.2535±0.050
10.6

367 Amicitia is a typical Main belt asteroid[1] that is a member of the Flora family.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

Amicitia is Latin for Friendship.

References

  1. ^ a b "367 Amicitia (1893 AA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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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