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170 Maria
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt (Maria)
Semimajor axis 2.553 AU
Perihelion distance 2.388 AU
Aphelion distance 2.718 AU
Orbital period 4.08 years
Inclination 14.40°
Eccentricity 0.065
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 44.3 km
Rotation period 13.14 hours
Spectral class S
Abs. magnitude 9.39
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.158
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer J. Perrotin, 1877


170 Maria is a bright-colored Main belt asteroid. It is probably a mixture silicate rocks and metallic iron-nickel.


The Maria asteroid family is named after it.


It was discovered by J. Perrotin on January 10, 1877. It orbit was computed by Antonio Abetti, and the asteroid was named after his sister, Maria.


An occultation of a star by Maria was observed from Manitoba, Canada on June 10, 1997.



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