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35 Leukothea
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | R. Luther |
| Discovery date: | April 19, 1855 |
| Alternative names: | 1948 DC; 1950 RS1; 1976 WH |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 549.374 Gm (3.672 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 345.074 Gm (2.307 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 447.224 Gm (2.990 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.228 |
| Orbital period: | 1887.983 d (5.17 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 17.00 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 77.469° |
| Inclination: | 7.938° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 353.817° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 213.962° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 103.1 km |
| Mass: | ~1.1×1018 kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | ~0.0288 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | ~0.0545 km/s |
| Rotation period: | 1.3 d (32 h) [1] |
| Albedo: | 0.066 [2] |
| Temperature: | ~162 K |
| Spectral type: | C |
| Absolute magnitude: | 8.5 |
35 Leukothea (IPA: [luˈkʰoʊθiə]) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on April 19, 1855 and named after Leukothea, a sea goddess in Greek mythology.
- ^ http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html
- ^ http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/astdata04/simps04/diamalb.tab
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