119 Althaea
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A three-dimensional model of 119 Althaea based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | James Craig Watson |
| Discovery date | April 3, 1872 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Althaea |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 417.511 Gm (2.791 AU) |
| Perihelion | 354.870 Gm (2.372 AU) |
| 386.190 Gm (2.582 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.081 |
| 1515.000 d (4.15 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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18.51 km/s |
| 1.847° | |
| Inclination | 5.778° |
| 203.738° | |
| 171.282° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 57.3 km |
| Mass | 2.0×1017 kg |
| 0.0160 m/s² | |
| 0.0303 km/s | |
| 11.484[2] h | |
| Temperature | ~173 K |
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Spectral type
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S |
| 8.42 | |
119 Althaea is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on April 3, 1872,[2] and named after Althaea, the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology. Two occultations by Althaea were observed in 2002, only a month apart.
Based upon its spectrum, this is classified as an S-type asteroid.[3] Photometric observations made in 1988 at the Félix Aguilar Observatory produced a light curve with a period of 11.484 ± 0.010 hours with a brightness variation of 0.365 ± 0.010 in magnitude.[2]
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