370 Modestia

370 Modestia

Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	14 July 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(370) Modestia
Pronunciation	/məˈdɛstiə/
Named after	modesty
Alternative designations	1893 AC
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	111.53 yr (40736 d)
Aphelion	2.53480 AU (379.201 Gm)
Perihelion	2.11408 AU (316.262 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.32444 AU (347.731 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.090853
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.54 yr (1294.8 d)
Average orbital speed	19.54 km/s
Mean anomaly	209.268°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 40.958^s / day
Inclination	7.86393°
Longitude of ascending node	290.942°
Argument of perihelion	68.7121°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	38.093 km diameter
Synodic rotation period	22.5299 h (0.93875 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.68

370 Modestia is probably a typical Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 14 July 1893 in Nice.

References

1. "370 Modestia (1893 AC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

External links

• 370 Modestia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 370 Modestia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters