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Asteroid 40 Harmonia


Named after Harmonia, the Greek goddess of harmony. The name was chosen to mark the end of the Crimean War.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2445238,5
Semi major axis2,2678 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,415 Julian years
Inclination4,256 °
Eccentricity0,0465
Lon. of ascending node94,457 °
Argument of perihelion268,648 °
Passage of perihelion1984-Feb-24.042999
Aphelion distance2,3734 AU
Mean anomaly211,074 °

Physical Data
Radius53,81 km
Rotation period8,91 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,0097
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,854
Geometric albedo0,2418
Spectral classS

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1856-03-31

Data File
Data File Name40_Harmonia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00