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358 Apollonia
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date8 March 1893
Designations
(358) Apollonia
Pronunciation/æpəˈlniə/[1][2]
Named after
Possibly Apollonia (Illyria)[3]
1893 K
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc118.08 yr (43129 d)
Aphelion3.31497 AU (495.912 Gm)
Perihelion2.43597 AU (364.416 Gm)
2.87547 AU (430.164 Gm)
Eccentricity0.15284
4.88 yr (1781.0 d)
179.300°
0° 12m 7.682s / day
Inclination3.55411°
172.161°
253.343°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions89.45±2.7 km
50.6 h (2.11 d)
0.0506±0.003
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358 Apolonia is a large Main belt asteroid.[4] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 March 1893 in Nice.

References

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  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ "Apollonian". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
  3. ^ Schmadel, L. (2003:45). Dictionary of minor planet names. Germany: Springer.
  4. ^ a b "358 Apollonia (1893 K)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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