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Asteroid 49 Pales


Named after Pales, goddess of shepherds 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
Epoch2453800,5
Semi major axis3,0846 AU
Period [Julian yrs]5,418 Julian years
Inclination3,181 °
Eccentricity0,2336
Lon. of ascending node286,197 °
Argument of perihelion110,160 °
Passage of perihelion2004-Oct-12.997743
Aphelion distance3,8052 AU
Mean anomaly92,604 °

Physical Data
Radius74,90 km
Rotation period10,42 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,8
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,749
Geometric albedo0,0597
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1857-09-19

Data File
Data File Name49_Pales.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00