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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Classification | Main-belt Asteroid |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2445238,5 |
Semi major axis | 2,2678 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 3,415 Julian years |
Inclination | 4,256 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,0465 |
Lon. of ascending node | 94,457 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 268,648 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 1984-Feb-24.042999 |
Aphelion distance | 2,3734 AU |
Mean anomaly | 211,074 ° |
Physical Data
Radius | 53,81 km |
Rotation period | 8,91 days |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 7,0097 |
Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
Color index (B-V) | 0,854 |
Geometric albedo | 0,2418 |
Spectral class | S |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Hermann Goldschmidt |
Discovered | 1856-03-31 |
Data File
Data File Name | 40_Harmonia.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
Data File Size | 2714 kB |
Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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