(228) Agathe

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(228 ) Agathe is an asteroid of the inner main asteroid belt, which was discovered on August 19, 1882 by Johann Palisa at the Observatory of Vienna. Agathe was the daughter of the astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer.

Agathe moves at a distance of 1.6683 ( perihelion ) to 2.7341 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.2659 years of the sun. The orbit is inclined 2.5406 ° to the ecliptic, the orbital eccentricity is 0.2421.

Agathe has a diameter of only 9 kilometers. It has a bright silicate- rich surface with an albedo of 0.208.

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