26 Proserpina
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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 | 2.657 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.425 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.889 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.33 years |
| Inclination | 3.56° |
| Eccentricity | 0.087 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 95.1 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 10.6 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.50 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1853 |
26 Proserpina (proh-sur'-pi-na) is a Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on May 5, 1853.
It is named after the Greek goddess Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres and the Queen of the Underworld.
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