129 Antigone
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A three-dimensional model of 129 Antigone based on its light curve.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovery date | February 5, 1873 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Antigone |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 520.360 Gm (3.478 AU) |
| Perihelion | 337.731 Gm (2.258 AU) |
| 429.045 Gm (2.868 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.213 |
| 1774.045 d (4.86 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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17.39 km/s |
| 110.610° | |
| Inclination | 12.218° |
| 136.437° | |
| 108.207° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 119.44 ± 3.91[2] km |
| Mass | (2.65 ± 0.89) × 1018[2] kg |
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Mean density
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2.96 ± 1.04[2] g/cm3 |
| 0.0349 m/s² | |
| 0.0661 km/s | |
| 4.9572[3] h | |
| Temperature | ~164 K |
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Spectral type
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M |
| 9.71 (brightest?) | |
| 7.07 | |
129 Antigone is a large main-belt asteroid. Radar observations indicate that it is composed of almost pure nickel-iron. It and other similar asteroids probably originate from the core of a shattered Vesta-like planetesimal which had a differentiated interior. It was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on February 5, 1873, and named after Antigone, the Theban princess in Greek mythology.
In 1979 a possible satellite of Antigone was suggested based on lightcurve data.[4] A model constructed from these shows Antigone itself to be quite regularly shaped. In 1990, the asteroid was observed from the Collurania-Teramo Observatory, allowing a composite light curve to be produced that showed a rotation period of 4.9572 ± 0.0001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.34 ± 0.01 in magnitude. The ratio of the lengths of the major to minor axes for this asteroid were found to be 1.45 ±0.02.[3]
10µ radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 114 km.[5] Since 1985, a total of three stellar occultations by Antigone have been observed. A favorable occultation of a star on April 11, 1985, was observed from sites near Pueblo, Colorado, allowing a diameter estimate of 113.0 ± 4.2 km to be calculated.[6]
References
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External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java)
- Ephemeris
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