 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | 30 August 1891 |
| Designations | |
| (313) Chaldaea | |
| Pronunciation | /kælˈdiːə/[1] |
Named after | Chaldea |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 122.79 yr (44849 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.8054 AU (419.68 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9456 AU (291.06 Gm) |
| 2.3755 AU (355.37 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.18096 |
| 3.66yr (1337.3d) | |
| 262.291° | |
| 0° 16m 9.084s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.654° |
| 176.640° | |
| 316.013° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 96.34±1.7 km |
| 8.392 h (0.3497 d) | |
| 0.0524±0.002 | |
| C | |
| 8.90 | |
313 Chaldaea is a largeMain beltasteroid. It is classified as aC-type asteroid and is probably composed ofcarbonaceous material.[2] It was discovered byJohann Palisa on 30 August 1891 inVienna. It was named in honor of theChaldeans, considered the founders ofastrology.[3]
In 2003, the asteroid was detected by radar from theArecibo Observatory at a distance of 1.07 AU. The resulting data yielded an effective diameter of96 ± 14 km.[4]
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