[meteorite-list] Oldest Known Asteroids

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:04:12 -0500
Message-ID: <3f0901c88aef$7a2597c0$1247e146_at_ATARIENGINE>

    The three asteroids are: 234 Barbara, 387 Aquitania, and
980 Anacostia. They think that 2448 Sholokhov is possibly a
weathered example. The last three are members of the Watsonia
family, with orbits that range from 2 to 3 AU.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/234_Barbara

234 Barbara is a typical Main belt asteroid.
It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters
on August 12, 1883 in Clinton, New York.
It ranges from 1.8 AU to 2.97 AU, period
of 3.69 years, and is 44 km in diameter, rotates
every 26.5 hours and has an albedo of 0.227


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/387_Aquitania

387 Aquitania is a fairly large Main belt asteroid.
It is classified as an S-type asteroid. It was discovered
by F. Courty on March 5, 1894 in Bordeaux.
It ranges from 2.74 AU to 3.39 AU in a period of
4.53 years. It has a diameter of 101 km.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/980_Anacostia

Discovered by G. H. Peters Nov. 21, 1921.
It ranges from 2.74 AU to 3.294 AU in a period
of 4.539 years. No diameter is given.



Sterling K. Webb
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