371 Bohemia

371 Bohemia
	A three-dimensional model of 371 Bohemia based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	16 July 1893
Designations
MPC designation	(371) Bohemia
Pronunciation	/boʊˈhiːmiə/[1]
Named after	Bohemia
Alternative designations	1893 AD
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	122.48 yr (44734 d)
Aphelion	2.90152 AU (434.061 Gm)
Perihelion	2.55097 AU (381.620 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.72624 AU (407.840 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.064292
Orbital period	4.50 yr (1644.2 d)
Mean anomaly	143.157°
Mean motion	0° 13m 8.242s / day
Inclination	7.39621°
Longitude of ascending node	283.442°
Argument of perihelion	343.529°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	54.64±1.1 km
Rotation period	10.7391 h (0.44746 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1924±0.008
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.72

Bohemia (minor planet designation: 371 Bohemia) is a sizeable Main belt asteroid.[2] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 16 July 1893 in Nice.

References

Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
"371 Bohemia (1893 AD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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