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406 Erna

406 Erna
Discovery A
Discoverer Auguste Charlois
Discovery Date August 22, 1895
Alternate
Designations
1895 CB B
Category Main belt
Orbital Elements C
Epoch 30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.183
Semi-Major Axis (a) 435.972 Gm (2.914 AU)
Perihelion (q) 356.339 Gm (2.382 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 515.605 Gm (3.447 AU)
Orbital Period (P) 1817.147 d (4.98 a)
Mean Orbital Speed 17.45 km/s
Inclination (i) 4.198°
Longitude of the
Ascending Node
(Ω)
315.863°
Argument of
Perihelion
(ω)
38.107°
Mean Anomaly (M) 336.544°
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions 49.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface Gravity unknown
Escape Velocity unknown
Rotation Period unknown
Spectral Class P
Absolute Magnitude 10.36
Albedo unknown
Mean Surface
Temperature
unknown

406 Erna is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a P-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceus chondritic materials.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on August 22, 1895 in Nice.


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