36 Atalante

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36 Atalante
Discovery
Discovered by H. Goldschmidt
Discovery date October 5, 1855
Designations
Alternative names A901 SB; A912 HC
Minor planet
category		 Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 535.625 Gm (3.580 AU)
Perihelion 286.217 Gm (1.913 AU)
Semi-major axis 410.921 Gm (2.747 AU)
Eccentricity 0.303
Orbital period 1662.831 d (4.55 a)
Average orbital speed 17.55 km/s
Mean anomaly 47.005°
Inclination 18.432°
Longitude of ascending node 358.472°
Argument of perihelion 47.132°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 105.6 km
Mass ~1.2×1018 kg
Mean density 2.0? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ~0.0295 m/s²
Escape velocity ~0.0558 km/s
Rotation period 0.414 d (9.93 h) [1]
Albedo 0.065 [2]
Temperature ~170 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 8.46

36 Atalante (IPA: /ˌætəˈlænti/) is a large, dark main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by H. Goldschmidt on October 5, 1855 and named after the Greek mythological heroine Atalanta.

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