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Main-belt asteroid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
390 Alma is an asteroid from the intermediate asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was Guillaume Bigourdan's only asteroid discovery. He discovered it on 24 March 1894 in Paris.[1]
![]() A three-dimensional model of 390 Alma based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Guillaume Bigourdan |
Discovery date | 24 March 1894 |
Designations | |
(390) Alma | |
Named after | Alma River |
1894 BC; 1930 QW; 1950 BV; 1950 CH; 1953 YB; 1963 DF | |
Main belt (Eunomia family) | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 122.02 yr (44568 d) |
Aphelion | 3.00211 AU (449.109 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.29906 AU (343.934 Gm) |
2.65059 AU (396.523 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.13262 |
4.32 yr (1576.2 d) | |
136.953° | |
0° 13m 42.229s / day | |
Inclination | 12.1645° |
305.223° | |
190.194° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 23.74±1.4 km[1] 24 km[2] |
Mean density | ~2.7 g/cm3[3] |
3.74 h (0.156 d)[1] 0.156 d[4] | |
0.2190±0.029 | |
S-type asteroid | |
10.39 | |
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