138 Tolosa

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138 Tolosa
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.448 AU
Perihelion distance 2.052 AU
Aphelion distance 2.845 AU
Orbital period 3.83 years
Inclination 3.21°
Eccentricity 0.162
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 45.5 km
Rotation period 10.103 hours
Spectral class 5 S
Abs. magnitude 8.75
Albedo 4 0.270
History 2
Discoverer J. Perrotin, 1874

138 Tolosa (to-loe'-za, Latin Tolōsa) is a brightly coloured, stony Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Henri Joseph Perrotin on May 19, 1874 and named after the Latin for Toulouse, France.


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