347 Pariana

347 Pariana
	Modelled shape of Pariana from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	28 November 1892
Designations
MPC designation	(347) Pariana
Pronunciation	classically: /pæriˈeɪnə/[1]
Named after	unknown [2]
Alternative designations	1892 Q · A892 WD
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[3]
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	123.38 yr (45065 d)
Aphelion	3.04828 AU (456.016 Gm)
Perihelion	2.17513 AU (325.395 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.61171 AU (390.706 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16716
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.22 yr (1541.6 d)
Mean anomaly	8.01559°
Mean motion	0° 14m 0.661s / day
Inclination	11.6792°
Longitude of ascending node	85.5359°
Argument of perihelion	86.2897°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	48.615±0.118 km[3]
Synodic rotation period	4.0529 h (0.16887 d)[4]
Geometric albedo	0.1845±0.036
Spectral type	M
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.96

347 Pariana (prov. designation: A892 WD or 1892 Q) is a metallic background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt.[5] It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 28 November 1892. The M-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 4.1 hours and measures approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter.[3] The origin of the asteroid's name remains unknown.[2]

References

'Pariani' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
Schmadel, Lutz D (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol. 1 (3 ed.). Springer Science+Business Media. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7. OCLC 809148995.
"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 347 Pariana". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
Andersen, Geoff (2007). The Telescope: Its History, Technology, and Future. Princeton University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-691-12979-2. LCCN 2006940308. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
Q. Ashton Acton, ed. (2012). "Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: A radar survey of M- and X-class asteroids II". Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. p. 2301. ISBN 978-1-4649-6368-1.

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