57 Mnemosyne

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57 Mnemosyne
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther
Discovery date September 22, 1859
Designations
Alternative names  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 526.785 Gm (3.521 AU)
Perihelion 415.379 Gm (2.777 AU)
Semi-major axis 471.082 Gm (3.149 AU)
Eccentricity 0.118
Orbital period 2041.056 d (5.59 a)
Average orbital speed 16.73 km/s
Mean anomaly 68.001°
Inclination 15.200°
Longitude of ascending node 199.337°
Argument of perihelion 212.848°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 112.6 km
Mass 1.5×1018 kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0315 m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0595 km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.215 [1]
Temperature ~157 K
Spectral type S
Absolute magnitude 7.03

57 Mnemosyne (ni-mos'-i-nee, IPA: /nɨˈmɒsɨni/) is a large Main belt asteroid. It is a S-type asteroid. It was discovered by R. Luther on September 22, 1859. It is named after Mnemosyne, a Titaness in Greek mythology.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Asteroid Data Sets