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| Orbital characteristics [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html 1] | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt (Hestia) |
| Semimajor axis | 2.527 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.094 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.960 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Physical characteristics [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html 1] | |
| Diameter | 124.1 km |
| Rotation period | 21.04 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.36 |
| Albedo | 0.052 |
| History | |
| Discoverer | N. R. Pogson, 1857 |
46 Hestia is a large, dark Main belt asteroid. It is also the primary body of the Hestia asteroid family.
It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on August 16, 1857 and is named after Hestia, Greek goddess of the hearth.
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