(147) Protogeneia

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Asteroid
(147) Protogeneia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.134  AU
eccentricity 0.03
Perihelion - aphelion 3.04 AU - 3.228 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.9 °
Length of the ascending node 248.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 101.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 11, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 200 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 133 km
Albedo 0.0492
Rotation period 7 h 51 min
Absolute brightness 8.27 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer L. Schoolyard
Date of discovery July 10, 1875
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(147) Protogeneia is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on June 10, 1875 by Lipót Schulhof .

The heavenly body was named after Protogeneia , who in Greek mythology was the daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.

Protogeneia moves between 3,028 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3,241 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 5.55 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 1.935 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.034.

Protogeneia has a diameter of 133 km. It has a dark carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.049.

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