Asteroid 22 Kalliope
Named after Kalliope, the Greek Muse of epic poetry
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| Classification | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Notes | Kalliope has one known natural satellite, Linus. It is quite large being 30-40 km
in diameter, and would be a sizeable asteroid by itself. It orbits about 1065 km
from Kalliope, equivalent to about 12 Kalliope radii. |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2449194,5 |
| Semi major axis | 2,9138 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 4,974 Julian years |
| Inclination | 13,703 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,0979 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 66,379 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 356,793 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1991-Oct-19.107723 |
| Aphelion distance | 3,1991 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 127,992 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 90,50 km |
| Rotation period | 4,148 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6,45 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,21 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,715 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,1419 |
| Spectral class | X |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | John Russell Hind |
| Discovered | 1852-11-16 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 22_Kalliope.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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