380 Fiducia
Main-belt asteroid
380 Fiducia (prov. designation: A894 AB or 1894 AR) is a dark and large asteroid, approximately 68 kilometers (42 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 8 January 1894. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 13.7 hours. It was named "Fiducia", the Latin word for confidence.[1]
References
- ^ a b "380 Fiducia (1894 AR)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 380 Fiducia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2004)
- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), at www.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Geneva Observatory, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 380 Fiducia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 380 Fiducia at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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