334 Chicago

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334 Chicago
Discovery A
Discoverer Max Wolf
Discovery date August 23, 1892
Alternate
designations
B
1892 L
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.027
Semi-major axis (a) 583.145 Gm (3.898 AU)
Perihelion (q) 567.598 Gm (3.794 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 598.693 Gm (4.002 AU)
Orbital period (P) 2811.04 d (7.7 a)
Mean orbital speed 15.09 km/s
Inclination (i) 4.641°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
130.348°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
146.242°
Mean anomaly (M) 292.853°
Physical characteristics D
Diameter 156.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class C
Absolute magnitude 7.64
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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334 Chicago is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 23, 1892 in Heidelberg.

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