(137) Meliboea
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Asteroid (137) Meliboea |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.119 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.438 AU - 3.8 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 202.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 107 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 12th March 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 185 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 145 km |
| Albedo | 0.0503 |
| Rotation period | 25 h 41 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.05 likes |
| Spectral class | C. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | April 21, 1874 |
| Another name | 1958 UE, 1962 GB, A923 FA |
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(137) Meliboea is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt that was discovered on April 21, 1874 by Johann Palisa . The heavenly body was named after Meliboia , a daughter of the Greek sea god Okeanos .
Meliboea moves between 2,433 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3,804 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 5.51 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 13.423 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.220.
Meliboea has a diameter of 145 km. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.050. It rotates around its own axis in around 15 hours and 8 minutes.