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72 Feronia

72 Feronia
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.267 AU
Perihelion distance 1.994 AU
Aphelion distance 2.540 AU
Orbital period 3.41 years
Inclination 5.42°
Eccentricity 0.120
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 86.1 km
Rotation period 3 8.097 hours
Abs. magnitude 8.94
Albedo 4 0.063
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1861

72 Feronia is a quite large and dark main belt asteroid.

It was the first asteroid discovery by C. H. F. Peters on May 29, 1861 and is named after Feronia, a Roman fertility goddess.


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