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Main-belt asteroid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
662 Newtonia is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting mostly in the asteroid belt.
![]() Modelled shape of Newtonia from its lightcurve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Discovery date | 30 March 1908 |
Designations | |
(662) Newtonia | |
Pronunciation | /njuːˈtoʊniə/[1] |
1908 CW | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 106.37 yr (38852 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1060 AU (464.65 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.9992 AU (299.08 Gm) |
2.5526 AU (381.86 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.21678 |
4.08 yr (1489.6 d) | |
124.757° | |
0° 14m 30.012s / day | |
Inclination | 4.1202° |
133.744° | |
165.567° | |
Physical characteristics | |
11.81±0.75 km | |
21.095 h (0.8790 d) | |
0.1999±0.028 | |
10.3 | |
The asteroid's major details are relatively unknown
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