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Categories: Hestia asteroids
46 Hestia
| Orbital characteristics 1 | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt (Hestia clump ) |
| Semimajor axis | 2.527 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.094 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 2.960 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.02 years |
| Inclination | 2.34° |
| Eccentricity | 0.171 |
| Physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 124.1 km |
| Rotation period 3 | 21.04 hours |
| Spectral class | C |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.36 |
| Albedo 4 | 0.052 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | N. R. Pogson, 1857 |
46 Hestia (hes'-tee-a) is a large, dark Main belt asteroid. It is also the primary body of the Hestia asteroid clump .
It was discovered by N. R. Pogson on August 16, 1857 and is named after Hestia, Greek goddess of the hearth.
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