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112 Iphigenia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovery date: | September 19, 1870 |
| Alternative names: | |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 410.610 Gm (2.745 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 317.471 Gm (2.122 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 364.041 Gm (2.433 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.128 |
| Orbital period: | 1386.548 d (3.80 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 19.01 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 340.983° |
| Inclination: | 2.606° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 323.651° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 16.901° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 72.2 km |
| Mass: | 3.9×1017 kg |
| Mean density: | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0202 m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0382 km/s |
| Rotation period: | ? d |
| Albedo: | ? |
| Temperature: | ~178 K |
| Spectral type: | ? |
| Absolute magnitude: | 9.84 |
112 Iphigenia is a fairly large and exceedingly dark Main belt asteroid. It has probably a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 19, 1870 and named after Iphigenia, the princess sacrificed by her father in Greek mythology.
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