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Asteroid 86 Semele


Named after Semele, the mother of Dionysus in Greek mythology.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450568,5
Semi major axis3,1153 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,499 Julian years
Inclination4,803 °
Eccentricity0,2047
Lon. of ascending node87,098 °
Argument of perihelion304,721 °
Passage of perihelion1997-May-23.117711
Aphelion distance3,7529 AU
Mean anomaly355,856 °

Physical Data
Radius60,28 km
Rotation period16,634 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,455
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,703
Geometric albedo0,0466
Spectral classn.a.

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererFriedrich Tietjen
Discovered1866-01-04

Data File
Data File Name86_Semele.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00