32 Pomona
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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 | 2.587 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.374 AU |
Aphelion distance | 2.800 AU |
Orbital period | 4.16 years |
Inclination | 5.53° |
Eccentricity | 0.082 |
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
Diameter | 80.8 km |
Rotation period 3 (http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html) | 9.448 hours |
Spectral class | S |
Abs. magnitude | 7.56 |
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
Discoverer | H. Goldschmidt, 1854 |
32 Pomona is a main belt asteroid.
Pomona was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on October 26, 1854. It is named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees.
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