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98 Ianthe

98 Ianthe
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.685 AU
Perihelion distance 2.176 AU
Aphelion distance 3.195 AU
Orbital period 4.40 years
Inclination 15.62°
Eccentricity 0.190
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 104.5 km
Rotation period 3 16.5 hours
Spectral class C
Abs. magnitude 8.84
Albedo 4 0.047
History 2
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1868

98 Ianthe (eye-an'-thee) is a large main belt asteroid. It is very dark and is composed of carbonates.

It was one of the numerous (for his time) discoveries by C. H. F. Peters, who found it on April 18, 1868 from Clinton, New York.


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