(114) Kassandra

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Asteroid
(114) Cassandra
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,677  AU
eccentricity 0.137
Perihelion - aphelion 2.31 AU - 3.044 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.9 °
Length of the ascending node 164.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 352.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 22, 2009
Sidereal period 4 a 138 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 94 km
Albedo 0.089
Rotation period 10 h 45 min
Absolute brightness 8.26 likes
Spectral class T
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery July 23, 1871
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.

(114) Kassandra is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on 23 July 1871, the German astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters.

It was named after Kassandra , daughter of the Trojan king Priam .

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