(106) Dione
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Asteroid (106) Dione |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1758 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1674 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6441 AU - 3.7076 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.5980 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 62.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 329.7 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 9, 2015 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 237 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 207.869 km (± 2.158 km) |
| Albedo | 0.044 (± 0.008) |
| Rotation period | 16.26 h |
| Absolute brightness | 7.41 mag |
| Spectral class | G |
| history | |
| Explorer | JC Watson |
| Date of discovery | October 10, 1868 |
| Another name | A902 TA |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(106) Dione is an asteroid of the main outer belt and was named after Dione , a titan of Greek mythology .