.png) A three-dimensional model of 310 Margarita based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 16 May 1891 |
| Designations | |
| (310) Margarita | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| 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) |
| 2.76287 AU (413.319 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11342 |
| 4.592 yr (1,677.4 d) | |
| 138.002° | |
| 0° 12m 52.618s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.17131° |
| 229.278° | |
| 324.626° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 32.75±1.7 km |
| 12.070 h (0.5029 d) | |
| 0.1250±0.014 | |
| 10.1 | |
310 Margarita is a typicalMain beltasteroid.[1] It was discovered by the French astronomerAuguste Charlois on 16 May 1891 inNice. The intended meaning of the asteroid's name is unknown.[2] This minor planet is orbiting theSun at a distance of2.76 AU with aperiod of 4.592 years and anorbital eccentricity of 0.113. Theorbital plane is inclined at an angle of 3.17° to theplane of the ecliptic.[1]
Photometric observations of 310 Margarita made during 2010 showed asynodic rotation period of12.069±0.001 h with a brightness variation of 0.15±0.02 in magnitude. This rotation rate is nearly Earthcommensurable, making observations from widely different longitudes particularly useful when studying thelight curve of this object.[3] 310 Margarita is a stonyS-type asteroid with an estimated diameter of33 km.[1]
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