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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | August 23, 1892 |
| Alternate designations B |
1892 L |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| 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 |
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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