388 Charybdis

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388 Charybdis is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of privitive carbonates. It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on March 7 1894 in Nice.It is probably named after the monster in Greek mythology.

apoapsis (km)

4.75872e+11

average speed (km/s)

61848.0

orbital period (μ)

1.64423e+08

periapsis (km)

4.23337e+11

absolute magnitude

8.57

discovery date

1894-03-07

discoverer

Auguste Charlois

epoch

30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)

former name

1894 BA