49 Pales
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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 | 3.086 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.364 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.808 AU |
Orbital period | 5.42 years |
Inclination | 3.18° |
Eccentricity | 0.234 |
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
Diameter | 149.8 km |
Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 10.42 hours |
Spectral class | C |
Abs. magnitude | 7.80 |
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.060 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | H. Goldschmidt, 1857 |
49 Pales (pay'-leez) is a large, dark Main belt asteroid.
Pales was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on September 19, 1857 and named after Pales, goddess of shepherds in Greek mythology.
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