384 Burdigala

384 Burdigala is a typical Main belt asteroid.^[3] It was discovered by F. Courty on 11 February 1894 in Bordeaux. It was the first of his two asteroid discoveries. The other was 387 Aquitania. Burdigala is the Latin name of the city of Bordeaux.

384 Burdigala

Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered by	F. Courty
Discovery date	11 February 1894
Designations
MPC designation	(384) Burdigala
Pronunciation	/bərˈdɪɡələ/[1][2]
Named after	Bordeaux
Alternative designations	1894 AV
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	116.91 yr (42702 d)
Aphelion	3.04508 AU (455.537 Gm)
Perihelion	2.25578 AU (337.460 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.65043 AU (396.499 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14890
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.32 yr (1576.1 d)
Mean anomaly	173.217°
Mean motion	0° 13m 42.305s / day
Inclination	5.59096°
Longitude of ascending node	47.8387°
Argument of perihelion	35.0366°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	36.93±2.4 km
Synodic rotation period	21.1 h (0.88 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1805±0.025
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.64