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Asteroid 108 Hecuba


Named after Hecuba, wife of King Priam in the legends of the Trojan War.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2454200,5
Semi major axis3,2394 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,831 Julian years
Inclination4,247 °
Eccentricity0,0523
Lon. of ascending node350,357 °
Argument of perihelion191,556 °
Passage of perihelion2007-Oct-30.955075
Aphelion distance3,4087 AU
Mean anomaly325,523 °

Physical Data
Radius32,49 km
Absolute magnitude (H)8,09
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,855
Geometric albedo0,2431
Spectral classSl

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1869-04-02

Data File
Data File Name108_Hecuba.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00