66 Maja
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Horace Parnell Tuttle |
| Discovery date | April 9, 1861 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Maia |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 464.253 Gm (3.103 AU) |
| Perihelion | 327.082 Gm (2.186 AU) |
| 395.668 Gm (2.645 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.173 |
| 1571.107 d (4.30 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
|
18.18 km/s |
| 69.159° | |
| Inclination | 3.047° |
| 7.665° | |
| 43.718° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 71.8 km[1] |
| Mass | 3.9×1017 kg (assumed) |
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Mean density
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? g/cm³ |
| 0.0203 m/s² | |
| 0.0385 km/s | |
| 9.735 hr[1] | |
| Albedo | 0.060[1][2] |
| Temperature | ~171 K |
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Spectral type
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C[1] |
| 9.36[1] | |
66 Maja /ˈmaɪ.ə/ is a dark, quite large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Horace Tuttle on April 9, 1861, and named after Maia, one of the Pleiades in Greek mythology.
Maja has been studied by radar.[3]
References
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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