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306 Unitas

306 Unitas
Discovery A
Discoverer Elia Millosevich
Discovery Date March 1, 1891
Alternate
Designations
B
Category Main belt (Vesta)
Orbital Elements C
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.15
Semi-Major Axis (a) 352.798 Gm (2.358 AU)
Perihelion (q) 299.81 Gm (2.004 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 405.786 Gm (2.713 AU)
Orbital Period (P) 1322.79 d (3.62 a)
Mean Orbital Speed 19.4 km/s
Inclination (i) 7.267°
Longitude of the
Ascending Node
(Ω)
142.046°
Argument of
Perihelion
(ω)
167.666°
Mean Anomaly (M) 26.267°
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 47.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface Gravity unknown
Escape Velocity unknown
Rotation Period unknown
Spectral Class S
Absolute Magnitude 8.96
Albedo unknown
Mean Surface
Temperature
unknown

306 Unitas is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a S-type asteroid and is probably composed of a mixture of silicates and metals.

It was discovered by Elia Millosevich on March 1, 1891 in Rome. It was second of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 303 Josephina.


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