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Asteroid 69 Hesperia


Named after one of the Hesperides 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
Epoch2449938,5
Semi major axis2,9812 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,147 Julian years
Inclination8,540 °
Eccentricity0,1661
Lon. of ascending node185,905 °
Argument of perihelion286,268 °
Passage of perihelion1994-May-29.463602
Aphelion distance3,4763 AU
Mean anomaly83,587 °

Physical Data
Radius69,07 km
Rotation period5,6552 days
Absolute magnitude (H)6,92
Magnitude Slope (G)0,19
Color index (B-V)0,674
Geometric albedo0,1402
Spectral classX

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererGiovanni Schiaparelli
Discovered1861-04-26

Data File
Data File Name69_Hesperia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00