297 Caecilia

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297 Caecilia
297Caecilia (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 297 Caecilia based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date September 9, 1890
Designations
Main Belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 3.622 AU
Perihelion 2.701 AU
3.162 AU
Eccentricity 0.146
2053.25 d (5.62 a)
16.75 km/s
99.265°
Inclination 7.55°
332.241°
355.652°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 40.0 km
9.5

297 Caecilia is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on September 9, 1890 in Nice.

Photometric observations during 2003 showed a rotation period of 6.163 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 in magnitude.[1]

References

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