40 Harmonia
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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 | 2.267 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.161 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.374 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.41 years |
| Inclination | 4.26° |
| Eccentricity | 0.047 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 107.6 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 8.91 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.00 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.242 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | H. Goldschmidt, 1856 |
40 Harmonia (har-moh'-nee-a) is a large main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on March 31, 1856 and named after Harmonia, the Greek goddess of harmony. The name was chosen to mark the end of the Crimean War.
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