(26) Proserpine
Asteroid (26) Proserpine ![]() |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.658 AU |
eccentricity | 0.087 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.426 AU - 2.89 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.6 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 45.8 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 194.3 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | May 27, 2009 |
Sidereal period of rotation | 4 a 119 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 95 km |
Albedo | 0.20 |
Rotation period | 13 h 7 min |
Absolute brightness | 7.5 likes |
Spectral class (according to Tholen) |
S. |
Spectral class (according to SMASSII) |
S. |
history | |
Explorer | KTR Luther |
Date of discovery | May 5, 1853 |
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(26) Proserpina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 5, 1853 by Karl Theodor Robert Luther at the Düsseldorf observatory .
The celestial body was named after Proserpina , the daughter of the Roman goddess Ceres and Jupiter . She was the wife of Pluton , the Roman god of the underworld.
Proserpina moves at a distance of 2.4 ( perihelion ) to 2.9 ( aphelion ) astronomical units on an almost circular orbit around the sun . The orbit is inclined 3.6 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.09.
Proserpina has a diameter of 95 kilometers.
Just as there was a Greek mythological Persephone corresponding to the Roman Proserpine, there is also an asteroid called Persephone .