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Asteroid 98 Ianthe


Named after Ianthe, in Greek mythology a Cretan girl who was betrothed to Iphis.

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ClassificationMain-belt Asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2452306,5
Semi major axis2,6857 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,401 Julian years
Inclination15,613 °
Eccentricity0,1891
Lon. of ascending node354,147 °
Argument of perihelion158,723 °
Passage of perihelion2000-Mar-02.774241
Aphelion distance3,1934 AU
Mean anomaly156,806 °

Physical Data
Radius52,23 km
Rotation period16,5 days
Absolute magnitude (H)8,6932
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,749
Geometric albedo0,0471
Spectral classCh

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererChristian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovered1868-04-18

Data File
Data File Name98_Ianthe.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00