(212) Medea

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(212 ) Medea is one of the main asteroid belt asteroid, which was discovered on February 6, 1880 by Johann Palisa.

Of the heavenly bodies was named after Medea from Greek mythology. Medea, the daughter of the king of Colchis, the heroes helped Jason to obtain the Golden Fleece.

Medea moves at a distance of 2.8 ( perihelion ) to 3.4 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in five and a half years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 4.3 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.11.

Medea has a diameter of 136 kilometers. It has a dark, carbon-rich surface with an albedo of 0.05. In around 10.3 hours to rotate around its own axis.

  • Main asteroid belt between 100 and 200 km in diameter
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