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Asteroid 78 Diana


Named after Diana, Roman goddess of the hunt.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2445414,5
Semi major axis2,6229 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,248 Julian years
Inclination8,663 °
Eccentricity0,2040
Lon. of ascending node333,948 °
Argument of perihelion151,280 °
Passage of perihelion1981-Aug-09.939493
Aphelion distance3,1580 AU
Mean anomaly136,445 °

Physical Data
Radius60,30 km
Rotation period7,225 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,9579
Magnitude Slope (G)0,08
Color index (B-V)0,713
Geometric albedo0,0706
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererRobert Luther
Discovered1863-03-15

Data File
Data File Name78_Diana.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00