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436 Patricia

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436 Patricia
A three-dimensional model of 436 Patricia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
A. Schwassmann
Discovery date13 September 1898
Designations
(436) Patricia
1898 DT
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc117.57 yr (42944 d)
Aphelion3.41751 AU (511.252 Gm)
Perihelion2.98579 AU (446.668 Gm)
3.20165 AU (478.960 Gm)
Eccentricity0.067422
5.73 yr (2092.5 d)
181.995°
0° 10m 19.362s / day
Inclination18.5096°
351.343°
41.1947°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions59.53±4.2 km
16.133 h (0.6722 d)
0.0599±0.009
10.0

436 Patricia is a large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 13 September 1898 in Heidelberg.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "436 Patricia (1898 DT)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (5th rev. & enl. ed.). Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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