310 Margarita

310 Margarita
	A three-dimensional model of 310 Margarita based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	16 May 1891
Designations
MPC designation	(310) Margarita
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	95.51 yr (34884 d)
Aphelion	3.07625 AU (460.200 Gm)
Perihelion	2.44950 AU (366.440 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.76287 AU (413.319 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.11342
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.592 yr (1,677.4 d)
Mean anomaly	138.002°
Mean motion	0° 12m 52.618s / day
Inclination	3.17131°
Longitude of ascending node	229.278°
Argument of perihelion	324.626°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	32.75±1.7 km
Synodic rotation period	12.070 h (0.5029 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1250±0.014
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.1

310 Margarita is a typical Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois on 16 May 1891 in Nice. The intended meaning of the asteroid's name is unknown. This minor planet is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.76 AU with a period of 4.592 years and an orbital eccentricity of 0.113. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 3.17° to the plane of the ecliptic.

Photometric observations of 310 Margarita made during 2010 showed a synodic rotation period of 12.069±0.001 h with a brightness variation of 0.15±0.02 in magnitude. This rotation rate is nearly Earth commensurable, making observations from widely different longitudes particularly useful when studying the light curve of this object. 310 Margarita is a stony S-type asteroid with an estimated diameter of 33 km.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "310 Margarita". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Vol. 1. Springer. p. 927. ISBN 9783540002383.
^ Pilcher, Frederick; Oey, Julian (October 2010). "Rotation Period Determination for 310 Margarita". Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. 37 (4): 144. Bibcode:2010MPBu...37..144P.

External links

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

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[jpldata-1] "310 Margarita". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[Schmadel_2003-2] Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Vol. 1. Springer. p. 927. ISBN 9783540002383.

[Pilcher_Oey_2010-3] Pilcher, Frederick; Oey, Julian (October 2010). "Rotation Period Determination for 310 Margarita". Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. 37 (4): 144. Bibcode:2010MPBu...37..144P.