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**175 Andromache**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	3.186 AU
Perihelion distance	2.446 AU
Aphelion distance	3.926 AU
Orbital period	5.69 years
Inclination	3.22�
Eccentricity	0.232
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	100.9 km
Rotation period	7.109 hours
Spectral class ^{5 (http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/parallax/phot/LCSUMPUB.TXT)}	C
Abs. magnitude	8.31
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.082
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	J. C. Watson, 1877

175 Andromache is a large and primitive main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by J. C. Watson on October 1, 1877 and named after Andromache, wife of Hector during the Trojan War.

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