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59 Elpis

59 Elpis
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.713 AU
Perihelion distance 2.392 AU
Aphelion distance 3.034 AU
Orbital period 4.47 years
Inclination 8.64°
Eccentricity 0.118
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 164.8 km
Rotation period 3 13.69 hours
Spectral class C
Abs. magnitude 7.93
Albedo 4 0.044
History 2
Discoverer J. Chacornac, 1860

59 Elpis (el'-pis) is a very large main belt asteroid. Being a C-type asteroid it is very dark and carbonaceous.

Elpis was discovered by J. Chacornac on September 12, 1860. It was his sixth and final asteroid discovery. It is named after Elpis, a personification of hope in Greek mythology.


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