(70) Panopaea

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Asteroid
(70) Panopaea
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2,615  AU
eccentricity 0.182
Perihelion - aphelion 2.138 AU - 3.092 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.6 °
Length of the ascending node 47.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 255.8 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 14, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 83 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 122 km
Albedo 0.07
Rotation period 15.8 h
Absolute brightness 8.1 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer HMS Goldschmidt
Date of discovery May 5, 1861
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(70) Panopaea is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 5, 1864 by the Franco-German astronomer Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt .

The asteroid was named after Panopaea , one of the Nereid daughters of the sea god Nereus .

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