342 Endymion
| Discovery A |
| Discoverer |
Max Wolf |
| Discovery date |
October 17, 1892 |
Alternate
designations |
1892 K B |
| Category |
Main belt |
| Orbital elements C D |
|
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
|
| Eccentricity (e) |
0.127 |
| Semi-major axis (a) |
384.374 Gm (2.569 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) |
335.435 Gm (2.242 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) |
433.313 Gm (2.897 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) |
1504.296 d (4.12 a) |
| Mean orbital speed |
18.58 km/s |
| Inclination (i) |
7.339° |
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω) |
232.772° |
Argument of
perihelion (ω) |
225.41° |
| Mean anomaly (M) |
49.705° |
| Physical characteristics |
| Dimensions |
61.0 km |
| Mass |
unknown |
| Density |
unknown |
| Surface gravity |
unknown |
| Escape velocity |
unknown |
| Rotation period |
unknown |
| Spectral class |
unknown |
| Absolute magnitude |
10.22 |
| Albedo |
unknown |
Mean surface
temperature |
unknown |
342 Endymion is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Max Wolf on October 17, 1892 in Heidelberg.
It is named after Endymion
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