(36) Atalante

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Asteroid
(36) Atalante
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.749  AU
eccentricity 0.303
Perihelion - aphelion 1.916 AU - 3.582 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 18.4 °
Length of the ascending node 358.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 46.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 13, 2010
Sidereal period of rotation 4 a 202 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.5 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 110 km
Albedo 0.0654
Rotation period 9 h 56 min
Absolute brightness 8.5 likes
Spectral class
(according to Tholen)
C.
history
Explorer HMS Goldschmidt
Date of discovery October 5, 1855
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(36) Atalante is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on October 5, 1855 by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt .

The asteroid was named after Atalante , a heroin in Greek mythology .

Atalante moves in an eccentric orbit around the sun at a distance of 1.91 ( perihelion ) to 3.58 ( aphelion ) astronomical units . The orbit is strongly inclined towards the ecliptic at 18.4 ° , the orbit eccentricity is 0.30.

Atalante has a diameter of 109 kilometers. The celestial body has a dark surface.

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