134 Sophrosyne
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Karl Theodor Robert Luther |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1873 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Sophrosyne |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 428.174 Gm (2.862 AU) |
| Perihelion | 338.780 Gm (2.265 AU) |
| 383.477 Gm (2.563 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| 1499.059 d (4.10 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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18.54 km/s |
| 110.425° | |
| Inclination | 11.588° |
| 346.213° | |
| 83.723° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 112.188[2] km |
| Mass | 2.0×1018 kg |
| 0.0345 m/s² | |
| 0.0652 km/s | |
| Albedo | 0.0436 ± 0.0122[2] |
| Temperature | ~174 K |
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Spectral type
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C (Tholen)[2] |
| 8.770[2] | |
134 Sophrosyne is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on September 27, 1873, and was named after the concept of sophrosyne, Plato's term for 'moderation'. Classified as a C-type asteroid, it has an exceedingly dark surface and most probably a primitive carbonaceous composition.
An occultation of a star by 134 Sophrosyne was observed November 24, 1980, in the United States. Timing information from this event allowed a diameter estimate of 110 km to be derived.[3]
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