296 Phaëtusa
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | August 19, 1890 |
| Alternate designations B |
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| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.16 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 333.403 Gm (2.229 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 279.972 Gm (1.871 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 386.835 Gm (2.586 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1215.226 d (3.33 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 19.95 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 1.747° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
121.62° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
252.171° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 109.085° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 7 - 15 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | unknown |
| Spectral class | unknown |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.62 |
| Albedo (geometric) | unknown |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
296 Phaëtusa is a small Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 19, 1890 in Nice.
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