(86) Semele
Asteroid (86) Semele |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3.114 AU |
eccentricity | 0.209 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.465 AU - 3.763 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 86.4 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 308.2 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 14, 2008 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 181 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 120 km |
Albedo | 0.0466 |
Rotation period | 16 h 38 min |
Absolute brightness | 8.54 likes |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | Friedrich Tietjen |
Date of discovery | January 4, 1866 |
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. |
(86) Semele is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on January 4, 1866 by the German astronomer Friedrich Tietjen .
The asteroid was named after Semele , the mother of Dionysus .