314 Rosalia

Rosalia (minor planet designation: 314 Rosalia) is a large Main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 1 September 1891 in Nice.

314 Rosalia
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date1 September 1891
Designations
MPC designation
(314) Rosalia
Pronunciation/rˈzliə, -ɑːliə/
Minor planet category
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.62 yr (45517 d)
Aphelion3.71009 AU (555.022 Gm)
Perihelion2.59640 AU (388.416 Gm)
Semi-major axis
3.15325 AU (471.719 Gm)
Eccentricity0.17659
Orbital period (sidereal)
5.60 yr (2045.2 d)
Mean anomaly
116.710°
Mean motion
0° 10m 33.679s / day
Inclination12.5603°
Longitude of ascending node
170.314°
190.369°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions59.65±2.2 km
Synodic rotation period
20.43 h (0.851 d)
0.0787±0.006
10.0

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 20.43 ± 0.02 hours with a brightness variation of 0.21 ± 0.02 magnitude.

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