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303 Josephina

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303 Josephina
Discovery
Discovered byElia Millosevich
Discovery date12 February 1891
Designations
(303) Josephina
A891 CA; 1948 MA
1974 KC
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc124.85 yr (45600 d)
Aphelion3.31643 AU (496.131 Gm)
Perihelion2.92967 AU (438.272 Gm)
3.12305 AU (467.202 Gm)
Eccentricity0.061920
5.52 yr (2015.9 d)
357.173°
0° 10m 42.892s / day
Inclination6.87269°
344.002°
64.1014°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions99.29±1.9 km
12.497 h (0.5207 d)
0.0594±0.002
Temperatureunknown
8.9

303 Josephina is a large Main belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Elia Millosevich on 12 February 1891 in Rome. It was first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 306 Unitas.

References

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  1. ^ a b "303 Josephina". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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