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58 Concordia DiscoveryDiscovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther Discovery date March 24, 1860 DesignationsNamed after Concordia Alternate name(s) Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) Aphelion 2.818 AU (421.526 Gm) Perihelion 2.583 AU (386.457 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.701 AU (403.991 Gm) Eccentricity 0.043 Orbital period 4.44 a (1620.946 d) Average orbital speed 18.12 km/s Mean anomaly 15.122° Inclination 5.057° Longitude of ascending node 161.290° Argument of perihelion 34.465° Physical characteristicsDimensions 93.4 km Mass 8.5×1017 kg Mean density ? g/cm³ Equatorial surface gravity 0.0261 m/s² Escape velocity 0.0494 km/s Rotation period ? d Albedo 0.058[1] Temperature ~169 K Spectral type C Absolute magnitude (H) 8.86 58 Concordia is a fairly large asteroid-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid, meaning that its surface is very dark and it is likely carbonaceous in composition.
Concordia was discovered by Robert Luther on March 24, 1860. At Luther's request, it was named by Carl Christian Bruhns of the University of Leipzig after Concordia, the Roman goddess of harmony.[2]
References
- ^ Asteroid Data Sets
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, p.20.
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