72 Feronia
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters |
| Discovery date | May 29, 1861 |
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Designations
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Main belt |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 379.895 Gm (2.539 AU) |
| Perihelion | 298.159 Gm (1.993 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 339.027 Gm (2.266 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.121 |
| Orbital period | 1246.123 d (3.41 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.71 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 146.950° |
| Inclination | 5.417° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 208.137° |
| Argument of perihelion | 102.608° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 86.1 km |
| Mass | 6.7×1017 kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0241 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0455 km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.063 [1] |
| Temperature | ~185 K |
| Spectral type | TDG[2] |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.94 |
72 Feronia (fə-roe'-nee-ə, IPA: /fəˈroʊniə/?) is a quite large and dark main belt asteroid. It was the first asteroid discovery by C. H. F. Peters on May 29, 1861 and is named after Feronia, a Roman fertility goddess.
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