(22) Kalliope

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(22 ) Kalliope is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt, which was discovered on 16 November 1852 by John Russell Hind.

It was named after celestial bodies Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, science, and the string game.

Kalliope moves at a distance of 2.610 ( perihelion ) to 3.21 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in about 5 years around the sun. The orbit is inclined 13.7 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.103.

Kalliope has a diameter of 181 kilometers, making it one of the largest asteroids of the main belt. In 4 hours and 9 minutes, it rotates around its own axis.

Kalliope has a moon named Linus. It has a diameter of 38 km and orbits Kalliope on a circular orbit at a distance of 1065 km in the 3.59 days.

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