(398) Admete

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Asteroid
(398) Admete
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.737  AU
eccentricity 0.225
Perihelion - aphelion 2.122 AU - 3.352 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.5 °
Length of the ascending node 280 °
Argument of the periapsis 159.2 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 16, 2012
Sidereal period 4 a 193 d
Mean orbital velocity 17.8 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter (47.0 ± 2.3) km
Albedo 0.0607
Absolute brightness 10.3 mag
history
Explorer A. Charlois
Date of discovery December 28, 1894
Another name 1894 BN
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(398) Admete is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which was discovered on December 28, 1894 by Auguste Charlois at the Observatory of Nice .

The asteroid is named after a figure from Greek mythology, see Admete .

The orbit of Admete is inclined 9.518 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2231.

Admete is about 47 kilometers in diameter.

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