(56) Melete
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Asteroid (56) Melete |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.597 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.98 AU - 3.214 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 193.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 103.6 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 1, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 67 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 113 km |
| Albedo | 0.0653 |
| Rotation period | 18 h 9 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.31 mag |
| Spectral class | P |
| history | |
| Explorer | HMS Goldschmidt |
| Date of discovery | September 9, 1857 |
| 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. | |
(56) Melete is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on September 9, 1857 by the Franco-German astronomer Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt .
It was named after the muse Melete .
See also
- List of asteroids with references and web links (see also infobox)
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of minor planet names. 5th edition. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .