416 Vaticana

416 Vaticana
A three-dimensional model of 416 Vaticana based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date4 May 1896
Designations
(416) Vaticana
Pronunciation/vætɪˈkeɪnə/[1]
Named after
Vatican Hill
1896 CS
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.37 yr (42868 d)
Aphelion3.40808 AU (509.842 Gm)
Perihelion2.18756 AU (327.254 Gm)
2.79782 AU (418.548 Gm)
Eccentricity0.21891
4.66 yr (1703.1 d)
267.98°
0° 12m 40.968s / day
Inclination12.859°
58.117°
198.162°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions85.47±1.7 km[2]
88.81 ± 1.27 km[3]
Mass(1.125 ± 0.551/0.213)×1018 kg[3]
Mean density
3.068 ± 1.503/0.581 g/cm3[3]
5.372 h (0.2238 d)
0.1689±0.007[2]
7.80[2]

416 Vaticana is a large main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 4 May 1896 in Nice.

References

  1. ^ 'Vaticanus' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ a b c d "416 Vaticana (1896 CS)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 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.


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