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119 Althaea
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.583 AU
Perihelion distance 2.376 AU
Aphelion distance 2.790 AU
Orbital period 4.15 years
Inclination 5.77°
Eccentricity 0.080
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 57.3 km
Rotation period 11.484 hours
Spectral class S
Abs. magnitude 8.42
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.231
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer J. C. Watson, 1872


119 Althaea is a sizable main belt asteroid. It is bright in color and is probably a mixture of silicates and nickel-iron metals.


It was discovered by J. C. Watson on April 3, 1872 and named after Althaea, the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology.


Two occultations by Althaea in 2002 were observed only a month apart.

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