294 Felicia

294 Felicia
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	15 July 1890
Designations
MPC designation	(294) Felicia
Alternative designations	A890 NA, 1913 VA; 1926 AG, 1929 NE; 1951 PA, 1973 KD
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	109.86 yr (40125 d)
Aphelion	3.90240 AU (583.791 Gm)
Perihelion	2.41114 AU (360.701 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.15677 AU (472.246 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.23620
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.61 yr (2048.6 d)
Mean anomaly	214.894°
Mean motion	0° 10m 32.621s / day
Inclination	6.28170°
Longitude of ascending node	135.998°
Argument of perihelion	185.309°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	52.97±2.2 km
Synodic rotation period	10.4227 h (0.43428 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0910±0.008
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.2

294 Felicia is a sizeable Main belt asteroid. It is approximately 35 km in diameter and has an orbital period of 5.5 years. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 July 1890 in Nice.

Orbital diagram of 294 Felicia

References

^ "294 Felicia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ James R. Lewis (2003). The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences. Visible Ink Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-57859-144-2.

External links

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

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[jpldata-1] "294 Felicia". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[2] James R. Lewis (2003). The Astrology Book: The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences. Visible Ink Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-57859-144-2.