102 Miriam
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
Discovery date: | August 22, 1868 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
Aphelion | 498.474 Gm (3.332 AU) |
Perihelion: | 298.171 Gm (1.993 AU) |
Semi-major axis: | 398.323 Gm (2.663 AU) |
Eccentricity: | 0.251 |
Orbital period: | 1586.949 d (4.34 a) |
Avg. orbital speed: | 17.96 km/s |
Mean anomaly: | 309.370° |
Inclination: | 5.176° |
Longitude of ascending node: | 210.932° |
Argument of perihelion: | 147.351° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions: | 83.0 km |
Mass: | 6.0×1017 kg |
Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0232 m/s² |
Escape velocity: | 0.0439 km/s |
Rotation period: | ? d |
Albedo: | ? |
Temperature: | ~171 K |
Spectral type: | C |
Absolute magnitude: | 9.26 |
102 Miriam is a quite big, very dark main belt asteroid. It was found by C. H. F. Peters on August 22, 1868 and named after Miriam, the sister of Moses in the Old Testament.
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101 Helena | 102 Miriam | 103 Hera
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