172 Baucis

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172 Baucis

Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.379 AU
Perihelion distance	2.105 AU
Aphelion distance	2.653 AU
Orbital period	3.67 years
Inclination	10.04°
Eccentricity	0.115
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter	62.4 km
Rotation period	16 hours
Spectral class 5	S
Abs. magnitude	8.79
Albedo 4	0.138
History 2
Discoverer	A. Borrelly, 1877

172 Baucis is a fairly large Main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid.

It was discovered by Alphonse Borrelly on February 5, 1877 and named after a character in the Greek legend of Baucis and Philemon.

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