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Asteroid 105 Artemis


Named after Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2448903,5
Semi major axis2,3733 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,656 Julian years
Inclination21,485 °
Eccentricity0,1767
Lon. of ascending node188,544 °
Argument of perihelion56,043 °
Passage of perihelion1992-Jan-07.970120
Aphelion distance2,7926 AU
Mean anomaly73,871 °

Physical Data
Radius59,54 km
Rotation period16,84 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,57
Magnitude Slope (G)0,1
Color index (B-V)0,693
Geometric albedo0,0465
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererJames Craig Watson
Discovered1868-09-16

Data File
Data File Name105_Artemis.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00