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350 Ornamenta DiscoveryDiscovered by Auguste Charlois Discovery date December 14, 1892 DesignationsAlternate name(s) 1892 U Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) Aphelion 538.079 Gm (3.597 AU) Perihelion 393.508 Gm (2.63 AU) Semi-major axis 465.794 Gm (3.114 AU) Eccentricity 0.155 Orbital period 2006.746 d (5.49 a) Average orbital speed 16.88 km/s Mean anomaly 141.983° Inclination 24.885° Longitude of ascending node 90.214° Argument of perihelion 339.08° Physical characteristicsDimensions 118.0 km Mass unknown Mean density unknown Equatorial surface gravity unknown Escape velocity unknown Rotation period unknown Albedo unknown Temperature unknown Spectral type C Absolute magnitude (H) 8.37 350 Ornamenta is a relatively large main-belt asteroid, measuring 118k in diameter. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.
Ornamenta was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 14, 1892, in Nice, France. It was named in 1905 after Antoinette Horneman, who was a member of the Société astronomique de France.[1]
References
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008.
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