35 Leukothea

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35 Leukothea  
Discovery
Discovered by R. Luther
Discovery date April 19, 1855
Designations
Alternative names 1948 DC; 1950 RS1; 1976 WH
Minor planet
category		 Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 549.374 Gm (3.672 AU)
Perihelion 345.074 Gm (2.307 AU)
Semi-major axis 447.224 Gm (2.990 AU)
Eccentricity 0.228
Orbital period 1887.983 d (5.17 a)
Average orbital speed 17.00 km/s
Mean anomaly 77.469°
Inclination 7.938°
Longitude of ascending node 353.817°
Argument of perihelion 213.962°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 103.1 km
Mass ~1.1×1018 kg
Mean density 2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ~0.0288 m/s²
Escape velocity ~0.0545 km/s
Rotation period 1.3 d (32 h) [1]
Albedo 0.066 [2]
Temperature ~162 K
Spectral type C
Absolute magnitude 8.5

35 Leukothea (IPA: /ljuˈkɒθiə/) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by R. Luther on April 19, 1855 and named after Leukothea, a sea goddess in Greek mythology.

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