37 Fides
Appearance
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | R. Luther |
Discovery date | October 5, 1855 |
Designations | |
Named after | Fides |
1925 WH | |
Main belt | |
Symbol | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
Aphelion | 464.908 Gm (3.108 AU) |
Perihelion | 325.340 Gm (2.175 AU) |
395.124 Gm (2.641 AU) | |
Eccentricity | 0.177 |
1567.873 d (4.29 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.18 km/s |
29.315° | |
Inclination | 3.073° |
7.409° | |
62.683° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 108.3 km |
Mass | 1.3×1018 kg |
Mean density | 2.0 g/cm³ |
0.0303 m/s² | |
0.0573 km/s | |
0.3055 d (7.332 h) [1] | |
Albedo | 0.183 [2] |
Temperature | ~167 K |
Spectral type | S |
7.29 | |
37 Fides (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈfaɪdiːz/ FY-deez) is a large main-belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on October 5, 1855, and named after Fides, the Roman goddess of loyalty.
References
- ^ "Asteroid Lightcurve Paramaters". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ "Asteroid Data Archive". Planetary Science Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-06-23. Retrieved 2008-11-03.