(94) Aurora

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(94 ) Aurora is an asteroid of the outer main belt, which was discovered on September 6, 1867 by the American astronomer James Craig Watson in Ann Arbor.

Was named the heavenly bodies to Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn.

With a diameter of more than 200 km Aurora is one of the larger asteroids of the main belt. It has a dark, carbonaceous surface.

In an occultation on 12 October 2001 an oval shape of the asteroid was detected.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Argument of periapsis Orbital speed Albedo Intrinsic brightness Minor planet designation Aurora (mythology) List of minor planets
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