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**186 Celuta**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.362 AU
Perihelion distance	2.006 AU
Aphelion distance	2.718 AU
Orbital period	3.63 years
Inclination	13.17�
Eccentricity	0.151
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	50 km
Rotation period ^{3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/)}	19.6 hours
Spectral class	SK
Abs. magnitude	8.91
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.193
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	P. M. Henry, 1878

186 Celuta is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It has a composition of silicate rocks and iron-nickel.

It was discovered by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on April 6, 1878. This was the last discovery credited to Prosper.

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Results from FactBites:

RASNZ Occultation Section - Celuta Occultation Update (477 words)
	OCCULTATION BY (186) CELUTA - 2002 JUN 27
	UPDATE: 2002 MAY 22, 18:26 UT On the night following 2002 Jun 27 UT, the 50 km diameter asteroid (186) Celuta will occult a 11.2 mag star in the constellation Telescopium for observers along a path across Australia running from Mackay in Queensland to the Shark Bay are of Western Australia.
	The magnitude 11.2 star and the subtle 0.8 magnitude fall will be difficult to monitor in the near full moon.

RASNZ Occultation Section - Planetary Occultation Astrometric Updates - 2002 (1448 words)
	Occultation of TYC 8361-00229-1 by (186) Celuta - 2002 July 10
	Occultation of TYC 8362-00656-1 by (186) Celuta - 2002 June 27
	Occultation of TYC 7404-05099 by (186) Celuta - 2002 April 2

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