197 Arete
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Orbital characteristics 1 | |
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Orbit type | Main belt |
Semimajor axis | 2.739 AU |
Perihelion distance | 2.294 AU |
Aphelion distance | 3.184 AU |
Orbital period | 4.53 years |
Inclination | 8.79° |
Eccentricity | 0.162 |
Physical characteristics 1 | |
Diameter | 29.2 km |
Rotation period 3 | 6.54 hours |
Spectral class 5 | S |
Abs. magnitude | 9.18 |
Albedo 4 | 0.442 |
History 2 | |
Discoverer | J. Palisa, 1879 |
197 Arete is a Main belt asteroid. It has a very bright surface which is very bright for a rocky S-type asteroid.
It was found by J. Palisa on May 21, 1879, and named after Arete, the mother of Nausicaa in Homer's The Odyssey.
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196 Philomela | 197 Arete | 198 Ampella
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