| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 13 October 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (408) Fama | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfeɪmə/[1] |
| 1895 CD | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.59 yr (40029 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.6216 AU (541.78 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.71757 AU (406.543 Gm) |
| 3.1696 AU (474.17 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.14261 |
| 5.64yr (2061.1d) | |
| 148.91° | |
| 0° 10m 28.776s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.0794° |
| 297.250° | |
| 108.505° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 40.81±2.1 km |
| 202.1 h (8.42 d)[2] 12.19 h[3] | |
| 0.1681±0.019 | |
| 9.3 | |
408 Fama is a typicalmain beltasteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomerMax Wolf on 13 October 1895 inHeidelberg.
Photometric observations at the Oakley Observatory inTerre Haute, Indiana, during 2007 were used to build alight curve for this asteroid. The asteroid displayed arotation period of 12.19 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 inmagnitude.[3]
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