34 Circe
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| Circean orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.686 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.394 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.978 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.40 years |
| Inclination | 5.50° |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Circean physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 113.5 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 12.15 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.51 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.054 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | J. Chacornac, 1855 |
34 Circe (sur'-see) is a large, very dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on April 6, 1855 and named after Circe, a goddess in Greek mythology.
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