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268 Adorea
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| Discovery A | |
|---|---|
| Discoverer | A. Borrelly |
| Discovery date | June 8, 1887 |
| Alternate designations B |
n/a |
| Category | Main belt (Themis) |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.132 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 463.013 Gm (3.095 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 401.688 Gm (2.685 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 524.338 Gm (3.505 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1988.806 d (5.45 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 16.93 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 2.437° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
120.977° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
70.842° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 260.208° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 140.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 9.44 h |
| Spectral class | FC |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.28 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.044 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
268 Adorea is a very large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a primitive carbonaceous F-type/C-type asteroid.
Adorea is one of the Themis family members, meaning that it is a fragment of the original body that shattered in an ancient cataclysm that resulted in the formation of the family.
It was discovered by A. Borrelly on June 8, 1887 in Marseilles.
| Conjunction to sun | Stationary, than retrograde | Opposition | Distance at opposition | Brightness at opposition (mag) | Stationary, than retrograde | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24. April 2004 | 8. October 2004 | 29. November 2004 | 2,29533 AE | 12,8 mag | 22. January 2005 | |
| 8. July 2005 | 8. January 2006 | 22. February 2006 | 1,76509 AE | 11,8 mag | 12. April 2006 | |
| 24. October 2006 | 24. April 2007 | 13. June 2007 | 1,89872 AE | 12,1 mag | 2. August 2007 | |
| 24. January 2008 | 7. July 2008 | 31. August 2008 | 2,40605 AE | 13,0 mag | 24. October 2008 | |
| 28. March 2009 | 7. September 2009 | 1. November 2009 | 2,45383 AE | 13,1 mag | 26. December 2009 | |
| 1. June 2010 | 23. November 2010 | 11. January 2011 | 1,99515 AE | 12,2 mag | 2. March 2011 | |
| 3. September 2011 | 11. March 2012 | 26. April 2012 | 1,71244 AE | 11,8 mag | 13. June 2012 | |
| 19. December 2012 | 7. June 2013 | 31. July 2013 | 2,21213 AE | 12,6 mag | 21. September 2013 | |
| 1. March 2014 | 10. August 2014 | 5. October 2014 | 2,50355 AE | 13,1 mag | 29. November 2014 | |
| 2. May 2015 | 16. October 2015 | 7. December 2015 | 2,24451 AE | 12,7 mag | 29. January 2016 | |
| 17. July 2016 | 20. January 2017 | 6. March 2017 | 1,72912 AE | 11,8 mag | 22. April 2017 | |
| 5. November 2017 | 3. May 2018 | 23. June 2018 | 1,95817 AE | 12,2 mag | 13. August 2018 | |
| 31. January 2019 | 14. July 2019 | 7. September 2019 | 2,43775 AE | 13,0 mag | 1. November 2019 | |
| 3. April 2020 | 14. September 2020 | 7. November 2020 | 2,42566 AE | 13,0 mag | 1. January 2021 |
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
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| Previous minor planet | 268 Adorea | Next minor planet |
| List of asteroids | ||
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