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Asteroid 46 Hestia


Named after Hestia, a Greek goddess of the hearth.

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ClassificationMain-belt asteroid
NotesHestia asteroid clump

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2449202,5
Semi major axis2,5247 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,012 Julian years
Inclination2,334 °
Eccentricity0,1720
Lon. of ascending node181,272 °
Argument of perihelion176,340 °
Passage of perihelion1994-Jun-12.493656
Aphelion distance2,9589 AU
Mean anomaly282,977 °

Physical Data
Radius62,07 km
Rotation period21,04 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,3475
Magnitude Slope (G)0,06
Color index (B-V)0,692
Geometric albedo0,0519
Spectral classXc

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererNorman Robert Pogson
Discovered1857-08-16

Data File
Data File Name46_Hestia.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00