(58) Concordia

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Asteroid
(58) Concordia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.7  AU
eccentricity 0.045
Perihelion - aphelion 2.58 AU - 2.82 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.1 °
Length of the ascending node 161.2 °
Argument of the periapsis 32.6 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 18, 2015
Sidereal period 4 a 160 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.1 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 107 km
Albedo 0.044
Rotation period 9 h 54 min
Absolute brightness 8.86 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer KT R Luther
Date of discovery March 24, 1860
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(58) Concordia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 24, 1860 by the German astronomer Karl Theodor Robert Luther .

The asteroid was named after Concordia , the Roman goddess of unity.

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