303 Josephina

Josephina (minor planet designation: 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.

303 Josephina
Discovery
Discovered byElia Millosevich
Discovery date12 February 1891
Designations
(303) Josephina
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

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