28 Bellona
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.779 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.366 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.192 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Inclination | 9.40° |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 120.9 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 15.695 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.09 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1854 |
28 Bellona (be-loe'-na, Latin Bellōna) is a large main belt asteroid.
Bellona was discovered by R. Luther on March 1, 1854. It is named after Bellona, the Roman goddess of war; the name was chosen to mark the beginning of the Crimean War.
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