Global Information357 Ninina information
 Orbital diagram | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 11 February 1893 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (357) Ninina |
Alternative designations | 1893 J |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.56 yr (39650 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.38973 AU (507.096 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.92272 AU (437.233 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.15623 AU (472.165 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.073982 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.61 yr (2048.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 144.322° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 32.783s / day |
| Inclination | 15.0642° |
Longitude of ascending node | 137.809° |
Argument of perihelion | 254.250° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 106.10±2.2 km |
Synodic rotation period | 36.0105 h (1.50044 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0510±0.002 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.72 |
Ninina (minor planet designation: 357 Ninina) is a large main-belt asteroid.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on February 11, 1893, in Nice. The reference of its name is not known, though Ninine is a French personal name.
- ^ a b "357 Ninina (1893 J)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.