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111 Ate

111 Ate
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.595 AU
Perihelion distance 2.332 AU
Aphelion distance 2.857 AU
Orbital period 4.18 years
Inclination 4.92°
Eccentricity 0.101
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 134.6 km
Rotation period 22.2 hours
Spectral class C
Abs. magnitude 8.02
Albedo 4 0.061
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1870

111 Ate is a large, dark, and carbonaceous main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 14, 1870 and named after Ate, a personification of destruction in Greek mythology.

Two stellar occultations by Ate were observed in 2000, only two months apart.


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