Asteroid 65 Cybele
Named after Cybele, a Greek goddess. Cybele embodies the fertile earth, a goddess of caverns and mountains, walls and fortresses, nature, wild animals (especially lions and bees).
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| Classification | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Family | Cybelian asteroids |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2449132,5 |
| Semi major axis | 3,4326 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 6,360 Julian years |
| Inclination | 3,544 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,1048 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 156,051 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 109,133 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1995-Sep-29.867660 |
| Aphelion distance | 3,7925 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 227,052 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 118,63 km |
| Rotation period | 4,041 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 6,6171 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,01 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,69 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,0706 |
| Spectral class | Xc |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Ernst Wilhelm Tempel |
| Discovered | 1861-03-08 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 65_Cybele.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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