99 Dike
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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 | 2.665 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.141 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.188 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.35 years |
| Inclination | 13.86° |
| Eccentricity | 0.196 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 71.9 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 10.35 hours |
| Abs. magnitude | 9.43 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.058 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | A. Borrelly, 1868 |
99 Dike (dye'-kee) is a quite large and dark main belt asteroid.
Dike was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on May 28, 1868. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after Dike, the Greek goddess of moral justice.
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