327 Columbia

327 Columbia
Orbital diagram
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. Charlois
Discovery siteNice Obs.
Discovery date22 March 1892
Designations
(327) Columbia
Pronunciation/kəˈlʌmbiə/[2]
Named after
Christopher Columbus
(Italian explorer)[3]
1934 JN
main-belt · (middle) [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.62 yr (45,519 days)
Aphelion2.9496 AU
Perihelion2.6066 AU
2.7781 AU
Eccentricity0.0617
4.63 yr (1,691 days)
255.97°
0° 12m 46.44s / day
Inclination7.1462°
354.82°
306.18°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions26.13±2.8 km[5]
26.17±0.66 km[6]
26.24 km (derived)[4]
30.291±4.049 km[7]
5.93±0.05 h[8]
5.93183±0.00005 h[9]
5.9320±0.0006 h[8]
0.214±0.339[7]
0.2360±0.061[5]
0.250±0.015[6]
0.2565 (derived)[4]
SMASS = Sl [1] · S [4]
9.88[7] · 10.0[1][4] · 10.10[6] · 10.19±0.01[10]

327 Columbia is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 26 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 March 1892, by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at Nice Observatory in southeast France.[11] It is named after Christopher Columbus (1451–1506).[3]

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