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Asteroid 26 Proserpina


Named after the Roman goddess Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres and the Queen of the Underworld.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2449474,5
Semi major axis2,6566 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,330 Julian years
Inclination3,563 °
Eccentricity0,0867
Lon. of ascending node46,055 °
Argument of perihelion194,638 °
Passage of perihelion1996-Jun-03.735714
Aphelion distance2,8868 AU
Mean anomaly186,154 °

Physical Data
Radius47,40 km
Rotation period10,6 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,1816
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,891
Geometric albedo0,1966
Spectral classS

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1853-05-05

Data File
Data File Name26_Proserpina.aed
Data File Date2006-07-16
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00