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Physical Parameter Table

ParameterSymbolValueUnitsSigma
absolute magnitudeH10.8magn/a
diameterdiameter46.41km4.1
rotation periodrot_per51.940hn/a
geometric albedoalbedo0.0622 0.013

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Main-Belt Asteroid Shows Evidence of March Collision

The main-belt asteroid (493) Griseldis was probably hit by another object last March. The results were reported on November 12 at the annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society near Washington, DC. Observations taken with the 8-meter Subaru Telescope on Maunakea on 17 March 2015 UT showed that the main-belt asteroid (493) Griseldis had "an extended feature," which is astronomer-speak for a tail.
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(493) Griselda is an main belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg on September 7, 1902. The name of the asteroid is derived from 'Griselda' a figure from certain folklores.

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