 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1891 |
| Designations | |
| (318) Magdalena | |
| Pronunciation | /mæɡdəˈliːnə/[1] |
Named after | PossiblyMary Magdalene |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 124.56 yr (45496 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.46477 AU (518.322 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.92120 AU (437.005 Gm) |
| 3.19298 AU (477.663 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.085119 |
| 5.71yr (2084.0d) | |
| 158.522° | |
| 0° 10m 21.886s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.6573° |
| 161.509° | |
| 296.737° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 85km |
| 42.49 h (1.770 d) | |
| 9.4 | |
318 Magdalena is amain beltasteroid orbiting theSun. It was discovered byAuguste Charlois on 24 September 1891 inNice. It may be named forMary Magdalene, who in legend travelled to SouthernGaul and is the patron saint ofProvence.[3]
On April 15, 2005, UT Magdalena occulted a 10.7 mag star in the constellationScutum for observers along a path across Australia.
Measurements made with theIRAS observatory give a diameter of 106.08 ± 0.25 km and ageometric albedo of 0.03 ± 0.01. By comparison, the MIPSphotometer on theSpitzer Space Telescope gives a diameter of 105.32 ± 11.11 km and a geometric albedo of 0.03 ± 0.01.[4]
Alternative rock groupThe Pixies named one of their songs after the asteroid on their albumIndie Cindy.[5]
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