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Asteroid 82 Alkmene


Named after Alcmene, the mother of Herakles in Greek mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2447354,5
Semi major axis2,7641 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,596 Julian years
Inclination2,841 °
Eccentricity0,2216
Lon. of ascending node25,982 °
Argument of perihelion110,053 °
Passage of perihelion1989-Jul-08.145357
Aphelion distance3,3767 AU
Mean anomaly282,543 °

Physical Data
Radius30,48 km
Rotation period12,999 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,9936
Magnitude Slope (G)0,28
Color index (B-V)0,814
Geometric albedo0,2075
Spectral classSq

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1864-11-27

Data File
Data File Name82_Alkmene.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00