42 Isis
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| Isidian orbital characteristics 1 | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.443 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 1.899 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.986 AU |
| Orbital period | 3.82 years |
| Inclination | 8.53° |
| Eccentricity | 0.223 |
| Isidian physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 100.2 km |
| Rotation period 3 | 13.59 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 7.53 |
| Albedo 4 | 0.171 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | N. R. Pogson, 1856 |
42 Isis (eye'-sis) is a large main belt asteroid.
Isis was discovered by N. R. Pogson on May 23, 1856. It was his first asteroid discovery. It is named after Isis, the classical (Greek) name of an Egyptian goddess.
[edit] Aspects
| Stationary, retrograde |
Opposition | Distance to Earth (AU) |
Maximum brightness (mag) |
Stationary, prograde |
Conjunction to Sun |
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| 18 June 2005 | 20 July 2005 | 0.91058 | 9.2 | 27 August 2005 | 8 May 2006 |
| 12 November 2006 | 2 January 2007 | 1.82711 | 11.3 | 23 February 2007 | 14 August 2007 |
| 2 February 2008 | 20 March 2008 | 1.82076 | 11.5 | 17 May 2008 | 18 November 2008 |
| 9 August 2009 | 10 September 2009 | 0.94491 | 9.5 | 23 October 2009 | 2 June 2010 |
| 27 November 2010 | 17 January 2011 | 1.93864 | 11.6 | 11 March 2011 | 28 August 2011 |
| 21 February 2012 | 6 April 2012 | 1.65078 | 11.1 | 2 June 2012 | 20 December 2012 |
| 9 September 2013 | 21 October 2013 | 1.14039 | 10.0 | 6 December 2013 | 22 June 2014 |
| 12 December 2014 | 31 January 2015 | 1.99996 | 11.7 | 27 March 2015 | 12 September 2015 |
| 14 March 2016 | 27 April 2016 | 1.43075 | 10.6 | 20 June 2016 | 31 January 2017 |
| 1 October 2017 | 18 November 2017 | 1.37566 | 10.4 | 5 January 2018 | 9 July 2018 |
| 27 December 2018 | 13 February 2019 | 2.01003 | 11.8 | 11 April 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
| 12 April 2020 | 25 May 2020 | 1.17882 | 9.9 | 12 July 2020 | 19 March 2021 |
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| Previous minor planet | 42 Isis | Next minor planet |
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