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Asteroid 35 Leukothea


Named after Leukothea, a sea goddess in Greek mythology.

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

ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis2,9911 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,173 Julian years
Inclination7,937 °
Eccentricity0,2287
Lon. of ascending node353,834 °
Argument of perihelion214,039 °
Passage of perihelion2005-Nov-20.052474
Aphelion distance3,6752 AU
Mean anomaly20,186 °

Physical Data
Radius51,56 km
Rotation period32 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,5
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,703
Geometric albedo0,0662
Spectral classC

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1855-04-19

Data File
Data File Name35_Leukothea.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00