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Asteroid 72 Feronia


Named after Feronia, a Roman fertility goddess.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450182,5
Semi major axis2,2663 AU
Period [Julian yrs]3,412 Julian years
Inclination5,410 °
Eccentricity0,1204
Lon. of ascending node208,240 °
Argument of perihelion102,403 °
Passage of perihelion1995-May-15.368045
Aphelion distance2,5393 AU
Mean anomaly95,223 °

Physical Data
Radius42,95 km
Rotation period8,097 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,876
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,785
Geometric albedo0,0636
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovered1861-05-29

Data File
Data File Name72_Feronia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00