37 Fides
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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 | 2.640 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.174 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.107 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.29 years |
| Inclination | 3.07° |
| Eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 108.3 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 7.332 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.29 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.183 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1855 |
37 Fides (fye'-deez) is a large main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on October 5, 1855 and named after Fides, the Roman goddess of loyalty.
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