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Asteroid 48 Doris


Named after Doris, an Oceanid 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
Epoch2450031,5
Semi major axis3,1107 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,486 Julian years
Inclination6,547 °
Eccentricity0,0726
Lon. of ascending node183,978 °
Argument of perihelion261,047 °
Passage of perihelion1996-Jun-12.506014
Aphelion distance3,3364 AU
Mean anomaly321,285 °

Physical Data
Radius110,90 km
Rotation period11,89 days
Absolute magnitude (H)6,9094
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,716
Geometric albedo0,0624
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1857-09-19

Data File
Data File Name48_Doris.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00