368 Haidea is a large asteroid residing in the asteroid belt.[1] It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 19 May 1893 in Nice.

368 Haidea
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byAuguste Charlois
Discovery date19 May 1893
Designations
(368) Haidea
Pronunciation[citation needed]
1893 AB
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.46 yr (40344 d)
Aphelion3.6914 AU (552.23 Gm)
Perihelion2.4594 AU (367.92 Gm)
3.0754 AU (460.07 Gm)
Eccentricity0.20031
5.39 yr (1969.9 d)
270.180°
0° 10m 57.9s / day
Inclination7.7935°
226.340°
94.934°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions69.61±2.2 km
9.823 h (0.4093 d)
0.0389±0.003
PD
9.93

Its name meaning is not known; it may be taken from the opera Haydée or one of several fictional characters named Haidée. The Tagish Lake meteorite is believed to derive from 368 Haidea, due to its reflectance spectrum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "368 Haidea (1893 AB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Asteroids: Overview, Abstracts, and Bibliography. (2002:78). United States: Nova Science Publishers.
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