32 Pomona
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | H. Goldschmidt |
| Discovery date: | October 26, 1854 |
| Alternative names: | A899 QA; A911 KF; 1945 RB; 1949 SH; 1950 YD |
| Minor planet category: | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion distance: | 419.316 Gm (2.803 AU) |
| Perihelion distance: | 354.967 Gm (2.373 AU) |
| Semi-major axis: | 387.142 Gm (2.588 AU) |
| Eccentricity: | 0.083 |
| Orbital period: | 1520.602 d (4.16 a) |
| Avg. orbital speed: | 18.48 km/s |
| Mean anomaly: | 46.086° |
| Inclination: | 5.530° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 220.574° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 339.680° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | 80.8 km |
| Mass: | ~5.5×1017 kg |
| Mean density: | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity: | 0.0226? m/s² |
| Escape velocity: | 0.0427? km/s |
| Rotation period: | 0.3937 d 9.448 h [1] |
| Albedo: | 0.10 |
| Temperature: | ~173 K |
| Spectral type: | S |
| Absolute magnitude: | 7.56 |
32 Pomona IPA: [pʰʊˈmoʊnə] is a main belt asteroid.
Pomona was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on October 26, 1854. It is named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees.
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