274 Philagoria is a typical Main belt asteroid.
 Shape of Philagoria from modeled lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 3 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 arc | 123.04 yr (44940 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.40817 AU (509.855 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.67875 AU (400.735 Gm) |
| 3.04346 AU (455.295 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11983 |
| 5.31 yr (1939.3 d) | |
| 45.5293° | |
| 0° 11m 8.275s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.67769° |
| 92.8085° | |
| 119.376° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 26.57±2.4 km |
| 17.938 h (0.7474 d) | |
| 0.2282±0.047 | |
| 10.0 | |
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
edit- ^ "274 Philagoria". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel (10 June 2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 37. ISBN 978-3-642-29718-2.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783662066157 – via Google Books.
External links
edit- 274 Philagoria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 274 Philagoria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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