69 Hesperia
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by: | G. Schiaparelli |
Discovery date: | April 26, 1869 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch (absent) | |
Aphelion | 519.3 Gm (3.471 AU) |
Perihelion: | 372.3 Gm (2.489 AU) |
Semi-major axis: | 445.8 Gm (2.980 AU) |
Eccentricity: | 0.165 |
Orbital period: | 1879 d (5.14 a) |
Inclination: | 8.59° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions: | 138.13 km |
Rotation period: | 5.655 h |
Albedo: | 0.140 |
Spectral type: | M |
Absolute magnitude: | 7.05 |
69 Hesperia is a big, M-type main belt asteroid.
Hesperia was found by the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli on April 26, 1861. It was the only asteroid he found. It is named after one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology.
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68 Leto | 69 Hesperia | 70 Panopaea
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