145 Adeona
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt (Adeona) |
| Semimajor axis | 2.673 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.290 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.056 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.37 years |
| Inclination | 12.63° |
| Eccentricity | 0.143 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 151.1 km |
| Rotation period | 8.1 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.13 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.043 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters, 1875 |
145 Adeona is a rather large Main belt asteroid. Its surface is very dark, and composition likely of primitive carbonates.
The Adeona family of asteroids is named after it.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 3, 1875 and named after Adeona, a protector of children in Roman mythology.
Adeona has been seen occulting a star once (July 9, 2002).
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