646 Kastalia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, not to be confused with the near-Earth asteroid 4769 Castalia.

646 Kastalia
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date11 September 1907
Designations
(646) Kastalia
Pronunciation/kæˈstliə/[1]
1907 AC
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc108.60 yr (39665 d)
Aphelion2.8200 AU (421.87 Gm)
Perihelion1.8300 AU (273.76 Gm)
2.3250 AU (347.82 Gm)
Eccentricity0.21291
3.55 yr (1294.9 d)
266.366°
0° 16m 40.872s / day
Inclination6.9010°
302.820°
38.142°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions8.15±0.15 km
12.6

References

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  1. ^ 'Castalia' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ "646 Kastalia (1907 AC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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