344 Desiderata

344 Desiderata
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date15 November 1892
Designations
(344) Desiderata
Pronunciation/dɪˌsɪdəˈreɪtə/[1]
Named after
Désirée Clary
1892 M
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc123.40 yr (45073 d)
Aphelion3.41189 AU (510.411 Gm)
Perihelion1.78384 AU (266.859 Gm)
2.59786 AU (388.634 Gm)
Eccentricity0.31334
4.19 yr (1529.4 d)
301.200°
0° 14m 7.39s / day
Inclination18.3442°
48.0488°
237.424°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions124.181±2.516 km[2][3]
129.20 ± 3.37 km[4]
Mass(1.39±0.48)×1018 kg[4]
(1.693 ± 0.463/0.498)×1018 kg[3]
Mean density
1.22±0.43 g/cm3[4]
1.688 ± 0.462/0.496 g/cm3[3]
10.747 h (0.4478 d)
0.067±0.007[2]
C?
8.34[2]

344 Desiderata is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.[citation needed]

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 November 1892, in Nice.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "desideratum". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  2. ^ a b c d "344 Desiderata (1892 M)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Fienga, A.; Avdellidou, C.; Hanuš, J. (February 2020). "Asteroid masses obtained with INPOP planetary ephemerides". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 492 (1): 589–602. doi:10.1093/mnras/stz3407.
  4. ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73 (1): 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
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