113 Amalthea
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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 | 2.376 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.168 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.584 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.66 years |
| Inclination | 5.04° |
| Eccentricity | 0.088 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 46.1 km |
| Rotation period | 9.935 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.74 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.265 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1871 |
113 Amalthea is a fairly typical rocky Main belt asteroid orbiting in the inner regions of the belt.
It was discovered by R. Luther on March 12, 1871.
One of Jupiter's inner small satellites is also called Amalthea. The name comes from Amalthea of Greek mythology.
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