(105) Artemis

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Asteroid
(105) Artemis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,374  AU
eccentricity 0.176
Perihelion - aphelion 1.957 AU - 2.791 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 21.5 °
Length of the ascending node 188.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 56.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion April 22, 2010
Sidereal period 3 a 240 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 119 km
Albedo 0.05
Rotation period 37.2 h
Absolute brightness 8.6 likes
Spectral class
(according to Tholen)
C type
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII)
Ch
history
Explorer James Craig Watson
Date of discovery September 16, 1868
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.

(105) Artemis is an asteroid . It was named after Artemis , the Greek goddess of hunting and nature.

See also