170 Maria
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Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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Orbit type | Main belt (Maria) |
Semimajor axis | 2.553 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.388 AU |
Aphelion distance | 2.718 AU |
Orbital period | 4.08 years |
Inclination | 14.40° |
Eccentricity | 0.065 |
Physical characteristics 1 | |
Diameter | 44.3 km |
Rotation period | 13.14 hours |
Spectral class | S |
Abs. magnitude | 9.39 |
Albedo 4 | 0.158 |
History 2 | |
Discoverer | J. Perrotin, 1877 |
170 Maria is a Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.
The Maria asteroid family is named after it.
It was found by J. Perrotin on January 10, 1877. Its orbit was calculated by Antonio Abetti, and the asteroid was named after his sister, Maria.
An occultation of a star by Maria was seen from Manitoba, Canada, on June 10, 1997.
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169 Zelia | 170 Maria | 171 Ophelia
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