(98) Ianthe

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Asteroid
(98) Ianthe
Form of Ianthe - calculated from light reflection curves
Form of Ianthe - calculated from light reflection curves
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,685  AU
eccentricity 0.189
Perihelion - aphelion 2.178 AU - 3.192 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.6 °
Length of the ascending node 354.1 °
Argument of the periapsis 158.4 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 18, 2008
Sidereal period 4 a 146 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 104 km
Dimensions (8.93 ± 1.99) 10 17Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / mass kg
Albedo 0.05
Medium density 1.42 ± 0.35 g / cm³
Rotation period 16.5 h
Absolute brightness 8.8 likes
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery April 18, 1868
Another name 1931 RK 1 , 1949 SE 1 , 1975 XO
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.

(98) Ianthe is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 18 April 1868 by the German-American astronomer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters was discovered.

The asteroid was named after Ianthe , one of the Oceanid daughters of the Titan Oceanus .

It belongs to the class of C asteroids.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Benoit Carry Density of Asteriods , Planetary & Space Science, 2012, Volume 73, Edition 1, pp. 98–118, doi: 10.1016 / j.pss.2012.03.009
  2. ^ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets. The international Astronomical Union - Minor Planet Center, accessed July 26, 2020 .