(102) Miriam

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Asteroid
(102) Miriam
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,662  AU
eccentricity 0.252
Perihelion - aphelion 1.991 AU - 3.333 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.2 °
Length of the ascending node 210.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 147.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 15, 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 126 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 83 km
Albedo 0.05
Rotation period 23.6 h
Absolute brightness 9.3 mag
Spectral class P
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery August 22, 1868
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.

(102) Miriam is an asteroid discovered by CHF Peters on August 22, 1868 and was named after Mirjam , a prophetess from the Old Testament .

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