388 Charybdis

388 Charybdis

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	March 7, 1894
Designations
Named after	Charybdis
Alternative names	1894 BA
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	475.872 Gm (3.181 AU)
Perihelion	423.337 Gm (2.83 AU)
Semi-major axis	449.604 Gm (3.005 AU)
Eccentricity	0.058
Orbital period	1903.039 d (5.21 a)
Average orbital speed	17.18 km/s
Mean anomaly	296.545°
Inclination	6.459°
Longitude of ascending node	354.626°
Argument of perihelion	333.003°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	114.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	unknown
Albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	C
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.57

388 Charybdis is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of privitive carbonates. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 7, 1894, in Nice. It is probably named after the monster in Greek mythology.