344 Desiderata

{{Short description|Main-belt asteroid}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox planet

| minorplanet = yes

| background = #D6D6D6

| name = 344 Desiderata

| image = Орбита астероида 344.png

| caption = Orbital diagram

| discoverer = Auguste Charlois

| discovered = 15 November 1892

| mpc_name = (344) Desiderata

| pronounced = {{IPAc-en|d|ᵻ|,|s|ɪ|d|ə|'|r|eɪ|t|ə}}{{OED|desideratum}}

| alt_names = 1892 M

| named_after = Désirée Clary

| mp_category = Main belt

| epoch = 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)

| semimajor = {{Convert|2.59786|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| perihelion = {{Convert|1.78384|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| aphelion = {{Convert|3.41189|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| eccentricity = 0.31334

| period = 4.19 yr (1529.4 d)

| inclination = 18.3442°

| asc_node = 48.0488°

| arg_peri = 237.424°

| mean_anomaly = 301.200°

| dimensions = {{val|124.181|2.516|ul=km}}
129.20 ± 3.37 km

| mass = {{val|1.39|0.48|e=18|u=kg}}
{{nowrap|(1.693 ± 0.463/0.498){{e|18}} kg}}

| density = {{val|1.22|0.43|u=g/cm3}}
1.688 ± 0.462/0.496 g/cm{{sup|3}}

| rotation = {{Convert|10.747|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| spectral_type = C?

| abs_magnitude = 8.34

| albedo = {{val|0.067|0.007}}

| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.235386|sup=ms}} / day

| orbit_ref = {{Cite web |url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=344;cad=1 |title=344 Desiderata (1892 M) |work=JPL Small-Body Database |publisher=NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |access-date=11 May 2016}}

| observation_arc = 123.40 yr (45073 d)

| uncertainty = 0

}}

344 Desiderata is a very large main-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 15 November 1892, in Nice.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}