(206) Hersilia

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Asteroid
(206) Hersilia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.74  AU
eccentricity 0.041
Perihelion - aphelion 2.629 AU - 2.851 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.8 °
Length of the ascending node 145.3 °
Argument of the periapsis 300.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 9, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 196 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 113 km
Rotation period 11 h 7 min
Absolute brightness 8.68 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery October 13, 1879
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(206) Hersilia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on October 8, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The celestial body was named after Hersilia , the wife of Romulus from Roman mythology .

Hersilia moves from 2.6297 ( perihelion ) to 2.8522 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the Sun in 4.538 years . The orbit is inclined 3.7807 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0406.

Hersilia has a diameter of 113 kilometers.

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