30 Urania
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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 | 2.366 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.065 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.666 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.64 years |
| Inclination | 2.10° |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 99.7 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 13.686 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.57 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. R. Hind, 1854 |
30 Urania (ew-ray'-nee-a) is a large Main belt asteroid.
Urania was discovered by J. R. Hind on July 22, 1854. It was his last asteroid discovery. It is named after Urania, the Greek Muse of astronomy.
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