(159) Aemilia

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Asteroid
(159) Aemilia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Aemilia family
Major semi-axis 3,099  AU
eccentricity 0.111
Perihelion - aphelion 2.756 AU - 3.442 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.1 °
Length of the ascending node 134.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 334.9 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 24, 2007
Sidereal period 5 a 166 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 125 km
Albedo 0.0639
Rotation period 16 h 22 min
Absolute brightness 8.12 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer PP Henry
Date of discovery January 26, 1876
Another name 1959 EG 1
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(159) Aemilia is an asteroid of the main outer asteroid belt discovered by Paul Pierre Henry on January 26, 1875 .
The celestial body was named after the Via Aemilia Scaura , an ancient Roman road .

Aemilia ranges from 2.7532 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3.4448 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 5.456 years around the sun . The orbit is 6.1290 ° inclined to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.1116.

Aemilia has a diameter of 121 km. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.064.
It rotates on its own axis in 25 hours.

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