363 Padua

Padua (minor planet designation: 363 Padua) is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 17 March 1893 in Nice. It was named after the city of Padua, near Venice, Italy.

363 Padua
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date17 March 1893
Designations
MPC designation
(363) Padua
Pronunciation/ˈpædjuə/
Named after
Padua
Alternative designations
1893 S
Minor planet category
Main belt (Lydia)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc121.80 yr (44489 d)
Aphelion2.94211 AU (440.133 Gm)
Perihelion2.55710 AU (382.537 Gm)
Semi-major axis
2.74960 AU (411.334 Gm)
Eccentricity0.070012
Orbital period (sidereal)
4.56 yr (1665.3 d)
Mean anomaly
193.817°
Mean motion
0° 12m 58.219s / day
Inclination5.94381°
Longitude of ascending node
64.7678°
295.490°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions97 km
Synodic rotation period
8.401 h (0.3500 d)
9.01, 8.88

    Richard P. Binzel and Schelte Bus further added to the knowledge about this asteroid in a lightwave survey published in 2003. This project was known as Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey, Phase II or SMASSII, which built on a previous survey of the main-belt asteroids. The visible-wavelength (0.435-0.925 micrometre) spectra data was gathered between August 1993 and March 1999.

    Lightcurve data has also been recorded by observers at the Antelope Hill Observatory, which has been designated as an official observatory by the Minor Planet Center.

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