92 Undina
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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 | 3.190 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.871 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.509 AU |
Orbital period | 5.70 years |
Inclination | 9.92° |
Eccentricity | 0.100 |
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
Diameter | 126.4 km |
Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 15.94 hours |
Spectral class | M |
Abs. magnitude | 6.61 |
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.251 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters, 1867 |
92 Undina (un-dee'-na) is a large main belt asteroid. It has a very bright surface and it is probably composed of pure nickel-iron.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on July 7, 1867. It is named the eponymous heroine of Undine, a popular novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.
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