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Asteroid 4769 Castalia


Named after Castalia, a nymph in Greek and Roman mythology.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation1936 CA
ClassificationApollo, NEO, PHA, Mars-crosser, Venus-crosser
Notescontact binary

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2449926,5
Semi major axis1,0632 AU
Period [Julian yrs]1,096 Julian years
Inclination8,887 °
Eccentricity0,4833
Lon. of ascending node325,759 °
Argument of perihelion121,207 °
Passage of perihelion1995-Apr-21.276356
Aphelion distance1,5770 AU
Mean anomaly87,862 °

Physical Data
Radius0,70 km
Rotation period4,095 days
Absolute magnitude (H)16,9
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererEleanor F. Helin
Discovered1989-08-09

Data File
Data File Name4769_Castalia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00