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Asteroid 130 Elektra


Named after Electra, a revenger in Greek mythology.

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

ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid
Notesa small satellite (S/2003 (130) 1) at a distance of about 1170 km was detected in 2003

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451753,5
Semi major axis3,1186 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,507 Julian years
Inclination22,883 °
Eccentricity0,2136
Lon. of ascending node145,833 °
Argument of perihelion234,386 °
Passage of perihelion1998-Jan-11.839671
Aphelion distance3,7848 AU
Mean anomaly166,108 °

Physical Data
Radius91,13 km
Rotation period5,225 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,0084
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,753
Geometric albedo0,0755
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovered1873-02-17

Data File
Data File Name130_Elektra.aed
Data File Date2006-12-23
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00