35 Leukothea
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | R. Luther |
| Discovery date | April 19, 1855 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Leucothea |
| Alternate name(s) | 1948 DC; 1950 RS1; 1976 WH |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 549.374 Gm (3.672 AU) |
| Perihelion | 345.074 Gm (2.307 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 447.224 Gm (2.990 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.228 |
| Orbital period | 1887.983 d (5.17 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.00 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 77.469° |
| Inclination | 7.938° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 353.817° |
| Argument of perihelion | 213.962° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 103.1 km |
| Mass | ~1.1×1018 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ~0.0288 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ~0.0545 km/s |
| Rotation period | 1.3 d (32 h) [1] |
| Albedo | 0.066 [2] |
| Temperature | ~162 K |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.5 |
35 Leukothea (
/ljuːˈkɒθiə/ lew-koth-ee-ə, Greek: Λευκοθέα) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on April 19, 1855, and named after Leukothea, a sea goddess in Greek mythology.
[edit] References
- ^ "Asteroid Lightcurve Paramaters". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20060614093519/http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ "Asteroid Data Archive". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. http://web.archive.org/web/20060623213811/http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/astdata04/simps04/diamalb.tab. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
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