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109 Felicitas

109 Felicitas
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.697 AU
Perihelion distance 1.897 AU
Aphelion distance 3.497 AU
Orbital period 4.43 years
Inclination 7.89°
Eccentricity 0.297
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 89.4 km
Rotation period 13.191 hours
Spectral class C
Abs. magnitude 8.75
Albedo 4 0.070
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1869

109 Felicitas is a dark and fairly large main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 9, 1869 and named after Felicitas, the Roman goddess of success .

The only observed stellar occultation by Felicitas is one from Japan (March 29, 2003). [1]


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