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Asteroid 56 Melete


Named after Melete, the Muse of meditation 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
Epoch2449020,5
Semi major axis2,5966 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,184 Julian years
Inclination8,079 °
Eccentricity0,2352
Lon. of ascending node193,841 °
Argument of perihelion102,891 °
Passage of perihelion1991-Apr-28.288661
Aphelion distance3,2074 AU
Mean anomaly152,106 °

Physical Data
Radius56,62 km
Rotation period18,14 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,403
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,697
Geometric albedo0,0653
Spectral classXk

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1857-09-09

Data File
Data File Name56_Melete.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00