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Asteroid 36 Atalante


Named after the Greek mythological heroine Atalanta.

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

ClassificationMain-belt asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450334,5
Semi major axis2,7491 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,558 Julian years
Inclination18,418 °
Eccentricity0,3018
Lon. of ascending node358,549 °
Argument of perihelion47,152 °
Passage of perihelion1997-Apr-17.440134
Aphelion distance3,5790 AU
Mean anomaly312,119 °

Physical Data
Radius52,81 km
Rotation period9,93 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,46
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,713
Geometric albedo0,0654
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1855-10-05

Data File
Data File Name36_Atalante.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00