347 Pariana (prov. designation: A892 WD or 1892 Q) is a metallic background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt.[5] It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois at the Nice Observatory on 28 November 1892. The M-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 4.1 hours and measures approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) in diameter.[3] The origin of the asteroid's name remains unknown.[2]

References

  1. ^ 'Pariani' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D (11 November 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Vol. 1 (3 ed.). Springer Science+Business Media. p. 66. ISBN 978-3-662-06615-7. OCLC 809148995.
  3. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 347 Pariana". Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ^ Andersen, Geoff (2007). The Telescope: Its History, Technology, and Future. Princeton University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-691-12979-2. LCCN 2006940308. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ Q. Ashton Acton, ed. (2012). "Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania: A radar survey of M- and X-class asteroids II". Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. p. 2301. ISBN 978-1-4649-6368-1.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/347_Pariana
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