64 Angelina

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64 Angelina
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.683 AU
Perihelion distance 2.352 AU
Aphelion distance 3.014 AU
Orbital period 4.39 years
Inclination 1.31°
Eccentricity 0.123
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 3 85 - 190 km
Rotation period 4 8.752 hours
Spectral class E
Abs. magnitude 7.67
History 2
Discoverer E. W. Tempel, 1861

64 Angelina is a quite large Main belt asteroid. It belongs to the less common spectral class E.

It was discovered on March 4, 1861 by a prolific comet discoverer, E. W. Tempel. It was first of his five asteroid discoveries.


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