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**102 Miriam**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.661 AU
Perihelion distance	1.985 AU
Aphelion distance	3.337 AU
Orbital period	4.34 years
Inclination	5.17�
Eccentricity	0.254
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	83 km
Rotation period	15.789 hours
Spectral class	l
Abs. magnitude	9.26
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.051
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	C. H. F. Peters, 1868

102 Miriam is a quite large, very dark main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 22, 1868 and named after Miriam, the sister of Moses in the Old Testament.

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