388 Charybdis
Modelled shape of Charybdis | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 7 March 1894 |
| Designations | |
| (388) Charybdis | |
| Pronunciation | /kəˈrɪbdɪs/ |
Named after | Charybdis |
| 1894 BA | |
| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Charybdian /kəˈrɪbdiən/ |
| Symbol | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 122.09 yr (44595 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.20025 AU (478.751 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.81022 AU (420.403 Gm) |
| 3.00524 AU (449.578 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.064892 |
| 5.21 yr (1902.9 d) | |
| 10.9926° | |
| 0° 11m 21.066s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.44575° |
| 354.285° | |
| 333.004° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 125.754±1.887 km | |
| 9.516 h (0.3965 d) | |
| 0.0506±0.007 | |
| C | |
| 8.57 | |
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388 Charybdis (/kəˈrɪbdɪs/, prov. designation: A894 ED or 1894 BA) is a very large background asteroid, approximately 125 kilometers (78 miles) in diameter, that is located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 7 March 1894. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 9.5 hours. It is probably named after Charybdis, a sea monster in Greek mythology.