190 Ismene

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190 Ismene
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt (Hilda)
Semimajor axis 3.984 AU
Perihelion distance 3.319 AU
Aphelion distance 4.648 AU
Orbital period 7.95 years
Inclination 6.17°
Eccentricity 0.167
Physical characteristics
Diameter 2 164.4 km
Rotation period 6.52 hours 3
Spectral class 2 P
Abs. magnitude 1 7.59
Albedo 2 0.058
History 4
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1878

190 Ismene is a very large main belt asteroid. Being a P-type asteroid, it has a very dark surface and may contain water.

Ismene orbits near the outer edge of the asteroid belt. It is one of the Hilda asteroids, which are locked in 3:2 resonance with the planet Jupiter.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 22, 1878 in Clinton, New York and named after Ismene, the sister of Antigone in Greek mythology.

[edit] Aspects

Stationary, retrograde Opposition Distance to
Earth (AU)
Maximum
brightness (mag)
Stationary, prograde conjunction to Sun
24. March 2004 8. September 2004 28. October 2004 2,54197 AE 12,6 mag 20. December 2004
1. June 2005 21. November 2005 11. January 2006 2,37126 AE 12,3 mag 1. March 2006
20. August 2006 23. January 2007 18. March 2007 2,83734 AE 12,8 mag 11. May 2007
16. October 2007 8. March 2008 4. May 2008 3,37658 AE 13,6 mag 4. July 2008
26. November 2008 13. April 2009 13. June 2009 3,63498 AE 13,9 mag 14. August 2009
1. January 2010 21. May 2010 22. July 2010 3,52905 AE 13,8 mag 19. September 2010
8. February 2011 9. July 2011 4. September 2011 3,08879 AE 13,2 mag 29. October 2011
27. March 2012 11. September 2012 31. October 2012 2,52150 AE 12,5 mag 23. December 2012
5. June 2013 24. November 2013 14. January 2014 2,38084 AE 12,4 mag 4. March 2014
23. August 2014 26. January 2015 20. March 2015 2,86298 AE 12,9 mag 13. May 2015
18. October 2015 10. March 2016 6. May 2016 3,39456 AE 13,7 mag 6. July 2016
27. November 2016 15. April 2017 15. June 2017 3,63802 AE 13,9 mag 16. August 2017
2. January 2018 23. May 2018 24. July 2018 3,51645 AE 13,8 mag 21. September 2018
10. February 2019 11. July 2019 6. September 2019 3,06449 AE 13,2 mag 1. November 2019
29. March 2020 14. September 2020 3. November 2020 2,50185 AE 12,5 mag 25. December 2020


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