(118) Peitho
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Asteroid (118) Peitho |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,436 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.164 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.036 AU - 2.836 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 47.7 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 33.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 26, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 293 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 42 km |
| Albedo | 0.2240 |
| Rotation period | 7 h 47 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.14 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | KTR Luther |
| Date of discovery | March 15, 1872 |
| 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. | |
The main belt - asteroid (118) Peitho was named after Peitho , the Greek goddess of persuasion and daughter of the god Okeanos .