(86) Semele

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Asteroid
(86) Semele
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
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(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 .

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