145 Adeona

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145 Adeona
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovery date June 3, 1875
Designations
Alternative names[1]  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 457.677 Gm (3.059 AU)
Perihelion 341.958 Gm (2.286 AU)
Semi-major axis 399.817 Gm (2.673 AU)
Eccentricity 0.145
Orbital period 1595.888 d (4.37 a)
Average orbital speed 18.12 km/s
Mean anomaly 163.291°
Inclination 12.637°
Longitude of ascending node 77.454°
Argument of perihelion 44.899°
Dimensions 151.1 km
Mass 3.6×1018 kg
Mean density 2.0 g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0422 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity 0.0799 km/s
Sidereal rotation
period
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Axial tilt
Pole ecliptic latitude ?
Pole ecliptic longitude ?
Geometric albedo 0.10
Temperature ~170 K
Spectral type C
Absolute magnitude 8.13

145 Adeona is a rather large Main belt asteroid. Its surface is very dark, and composition likely of primitive carbonaceous material.

The Adeona family of asteroids is named after it.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 3, 1875 in Clinton, New York and named after Abeona, a protector of children in Roman mythology.

Adeona has been seen occulting a star once (July 9, 2002).