362 Havnia

Havnia (minor planet designation: 362 Havnia) is a typical Main belt asteroid.

362 Havnia

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	12 March 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(362) Havnia
Pronunciation	/ˈhævniə/
Named after	Copenhagen
Alternative designations	1893 R
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	116.44 yr (42,528 d)
Aphelion	2.69 AU (402.27 Gm)
Perihelion	2.47 AU (369.18 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.58 AU (385.73 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.042895
Orbital period	4.14 yr (1,512.3 d)
Mean anomaly	42.5974°
Mean motion	0° 14^m 16.984^s / day
Inclination	8.06864°
Longitude of ascending node	27.3489°
Argument of perihelion	29.6504°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	9 km
Rotation period	16.92 h (0.705 d) 16.919 h (0.7050 d)[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.00

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 12 March 1893 in Nice, France.

It is spinning with a rotation period of 16.92 hours. The inferred shape of this object resembles a Maclaurin spheroid.[2]

References

1. "362 Havnia (1893 R)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. Wang, Xiaobin; et al. (December 2015), "Photometric analysis for the spin parameters and shapes of asteroids (362) Havnia and (506) Marion", Planetary and Space Science, 118: 242–249, Bibcode:2015P&SS..118..242W, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.08.001

External links

• 362 Havnia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 362 Havnia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters