(40) Harmonia

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Asteroid
(40) Harmonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.267  AU
eccentricity 0.047
Perihelion - aphelion 2.16 AU - 2.374 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.3 °
Length of the ascending node 94.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 269.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion September 16, 2021
Sidereal period of rotation 3 a 151 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.77 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 110 km
Albedo 0.2418
Rotation period 8 h 55 min
Absolute brightness 7 likes
Spectral class
(according to Tholen) 		S.
Spectral class
(according to SMASSII) 		S.
history
Explorer HMS Goldschmidt
Date of discovery March 31, 1856
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.

(40) Harmonia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 31, 1856 by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt .

The asteroid bears the name of the Greek goddess of harmony Harmonia , a daughter of Ares and Aphrodite .

Harmonia has a diameter of almost 110 kilometers. The celestial body rotates around its own axis in 8 hours and 55 minutes and has a relatively light, silicate-containing surface with an albedo of 0.242.

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