(109) Felicitas

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Asteroid
(109) Felicitas
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,696  AU
eccentricity 0.298
Perihelion - aphelion 1.893 AU - 3.499 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.9 °
Length of the ascending node 3.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 56.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 10, 2011
Sidereal period 4 a 156 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.7 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 89 km
Albedo 0.07
Rotation period 13.2 h
Absolute brightness 8.75 likes
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII)
Ch
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery October 9, 1869
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.

(109) Felicitas is a main belt asteroid . It was discovered by the astronomer C. HF Peters on October 9, 1869 and named after the Roman goddess of luck of the same name .

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