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**108 Hecuba**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt (Hygiea)
Semimajor axis	3.241 AU
Perihelion distance	3.071 AU
Aphelion distance	3.411 AU
Orbital period	5.84 years
Inclination	4.25�
Eccentricity	0.052
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	65 km
Spectral class	S
Abs. magnitude	8.09
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.243
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	R. Luther, 1869

108 Hecuba is a fairly large and bright main belt asteroid.

Hecuba orbits within the Hygiea family of asteroids but is not otherwise related to other family members because it has a different composition, a mixture of silicates and nickel-iron. Hygieas are dark C-type asteroids.

It was discovered by R. Luther on April 2, 1869 and named after Hecuba, wife of King Priam in the legends of the Trojan War.

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