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Encyclopedia > 37 Fides
37 Fides  
Discovery
Discovered by: R. Luther
Discovery date: October 5, 1855
Orbital characteristics
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion distance: 464.908 Gm (3.108 AU)
Perihelion distance: 325.340 Gm (2.175 AU)
Semi-major axis: 395.124 Gm (2.641 AU)
Eccentricity: 0.177
Orbital period: 1567.873 d (4.29 a)
Avg. orbital speed: 18.18 km/s
Mean anomaly: 29.315°
Inclination: 3.073°
Longitude of ascending node: 7.409°
Argument of perihelion: 62.683°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions: 108.3 km
Mass: 1.3×1018 kg
Mean density: 2.0 g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity: 0.0303 m/s²
Escape velocity: 0.0573 km/s
Rotation period: 0.3055 d (7.332 h) [1]
Albedo: 0.183 [2]
Temperature: ~167 K
Spectral type: S
Absolute magnitude: 7.29

37 Fides (IPA: [ˈfaɪdiz]) is a large main belt asteroid. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822 – February 15, 1900) was a German astronomer who searched for asteroids while working in Düsseldorf. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Two bodies with a slight difference in mass orbiting around a common barycenter. ... In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Julian day or Julian day number (JDN) is the integer number of days that have elapsed since the initial epoch defined as noon Universal Time (UT) Monday, January 1, 4713 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar [1]. That noon-to-noon day is counted as Julian day 0. ... A diagram of Keplerian orbital elements. ... A diagram of Keplerian orbital elements. ... The semi-major axis of an ellipse In geometry, the term semi-major axis (also semimajor axis) is used to describe the dimensions of ellipses and hyperbolae. ... Look up giga- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... The astronomical unit (AU or au or a. ... (This page refers to eccitricity in astrodynamics. ... The orbital period is the time it takes a planet (or another object) to make one full orbit. ... Look up day in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In astronomy, a Julian year is a unit of time defined as exactly 365. ... The orbital speed of a body, generally a planet, a natural satellite, an artificial satellite, or a multiple star, is the speed at which it orbits around the barycenter of a system, usually around a more massive body. ... Look up second in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In the study of orbital dynamics the mean anomaly is a measure of time, specific to the orbiting body p, which is a multiple of 2π radians at and only at periapsis. ... For the science fiction novella by William Shunn, see Inclination (novella). ... This article describes the unit of angle. ... The Longitude of the ascending node (☊, also noted Ω) is one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space. ... The argument of periapsis (ω) is the orbital element describing the angle between an orbiting bodys ascending node (the point where the body crosses the plane of reference from South to North) and its periapsis (the point of closest approach to the central body), measured in the orbital plane and... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Shown above is a computer-generated image of the International Prototype Kilogram (“IPK”). The IPK is the kilogram. ... For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). ... A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ... The surface gravity of a Killing horizon is the acceleration, as exerted at infinity, needed to keep an object at the horizon. ... Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on mission STS-71. ... In astronomy, a rotation period is the time an astronomical object takes to complete one revolution around its rotation axis relative to the background stars. ... Albedo is the ratio of reflected to incident electromagnetic radiation. ... For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). ... The kelvin (symbol: K) is a unit increment of temperature and is one of the seven SI base units. ... S-type asteroids are of a silicaceous (stony) composition, hence the name. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance away from us, in the absence of interstellar extinction. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... The asteroid belt is a region of the solar system falling roughly between the planets Mars and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. ... 253 Mathilde, a C-type asteroid. ...


It was discovered by R. Luther on October 5, 1855 and named after Fides, the Roman goddess of loyalty. Karl Theodor Robert Luther (April 16, 1822 – February 15, 1900) was a German astronomer who searched for asteroids while working in Düsseldorf. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... In Roman mythology, the Fides (faith) was the goddess of loyalty. ... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... (UTC):This page is about loyalty as faithfulness to a cause. ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html
  2. ^ http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/astdata04/simps04/diamalb.tab
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Vulcanoids · Near-Earth asteroids · Main belt · Jupiter Trojans · Centaurs · Damocloids · Comets · Trans-Neptunians (Kuiper belt • Scattered disc objects • Oort cloud) Minor planets, or asteroids or planetoids, are minor celestial bodies of the Solar system orbiting the Sun (mostly Small solar system bodies) that are smaller than major planets, but larger than meteoroids (commonly defined as being 10 meters across or less[1]), and that are not comets. ... 36 Atalante is a large, dark main belt asteroid. ... 38 Leda is a large, dark main belt asteroid. ... This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. ... A Small Solar System Body (SSSB) is a term defined in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union to describe objects in the Solar System that are neither planets nor dwarf planets: [1] This encompasses: all minor planets apart from the dwarf planets, : the classical asteroids, (except for 1 Ceres, the... Vulcanoids are hypothetical asteroids that may orbit in a dynamically stable zone between 0. ... The Apollo Asteroid 6489 golevka Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) are asteroids whose orbits are close to Earths orbit. ... For details on the physical properties of bodies in the asteroid belt see Asteroid and Main-belt comet. ... Image of the Trojan asteroids in front of and behind Jupiter along its orbital path. ... The centaurs are a class of icy planetoids that orbit the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune, named after the mythical race of centaurs. ... Damocloids are asteroids such as 5335 Damocles and 1996 PW that have Halley family or long-period highly eccentric orbits typical of periodic comets such as Comet Halley, but without showing a cometary coma or tail. ... Comet Hale-Bopp Comet West For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... A trans-Neptunian object (TNO) is any object in the solar system that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune. ... The Kuiper belt, derived from data from the Minor Planet Center. ... A scattered disk object (or scattered disc object or SDO) is a trans-Neptunian object of the Kuiper belt with a very eccentric orbit. ... This image is an artists rendering of the Oort cloud and the Kuiper Belt. ...

For other objects and regions, see Asteroid groups and families, Binary asteroids, Asteroid moons, meteoroids and the Solar System.
For a complete listing, see List of asteroids. See also Pronunciation of asteroid names and Meanings of asteroid names. 243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. ... “Meteor” redirects here. ... This article is about the Solar System. ... This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. ... This page alphabetically lists the first thousand asteroids to be numbered, which are mostly in the main belt. ... This is a list of named asteroids, with links to the Wikipedia articles on the people, places, characters and concepts that they are named after. ...


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Michael and Robin Krueger and Fides Capital, LLC, appeal the court's judgment in favor of Ed Bullmaster on Bullmaster's petition to enforce a mechanic's lien against the Krueger's property and the Krueger's petition to interplead funds paid by the Missouri petroleum storage tank insurance fund to partially reimburse the cost of removing underground storage tanks.
The Kruegers and Fides further contend that the trial court erred in denying the Kruegers' motion to dismiss because the mechanic's lien Mr.
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AGENZIA FIDES (980 words)
Among the very peoples who have received the Christian faith a new evangelization, which is deeper and more attentive to new needs and demands, is required.
There is a deeper reality involved here: since the very evangelization of modern culture depends to a great extent on the influence of the media, it is not enough to use the media simply to spread the Christian message and the Church's authentic teaching.
We must therefore make sure that in the hands of the new apostles, the means of social communication, especially radio and television because of their enormous influence on the masses, become a valuable tool for evangelization.
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