92 Undina

92 Undina
Discovery
Discovered by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
Discovery date July 7, 1867
Designations
Alternate name(s)  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 525.202 Gm (3.511 AU)
Perihelion 429.240 Gm (2.869 AU)
Semi-major axis 477.221 Gm (3.190 AU)
Eccentricity 0.101
Orbital period 2081.086 d (5.70 a)
Average orbital speed 16.63 km/s
Mean anomaly 117.332°
Inclination 9.922°
Longitude of ascending node 101.830°
Argument of perihelion 242.178°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 126.4 km
Mass 2.1×1018 kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0353 m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0668 km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.251 [1]
Temperature ~156 K
Spectral type M
Absolute magnitude (H) 6.61

92 Undina ( /ʌnˈdnə/ un-dy-nə; Latin: Undīna) is a large main belt asteroid. It has an unusually high albedo and an M-type spectrum. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on July 7, 1867. It is named for the eponymous heroine of Undine, a popular novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué. Undina is a member of the Veritas asteroid family, which formed some eight million years ago. See 490 Veritas for details.

References

  1. ^ Asteroid Data Sets