18 Melpomene

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18 Melpomene
Discovery
Discovered biJohn Russell Hind
Discovery dateJune 24, 1852
Designations
Pronunciation/mɛlˈpɒmn/ mel-POM-i-nee
Named after
Melpomenē
Main belt
Orbital chairactereestics[1]
Epoch October 22, 2004 (JD 2453300.5)
Aphelion418.414 Gm (2.797 AU)
Perihelion268.472 Gm (1.795 AU)
343.443 Gm (2.296 AU)
Eccentricity0.218
1270.552 d (3.48 a)
19.42 km/s
205.245°
Inclination10.126°
150.547°
227.975°
Pheesical chairacteristics
Dimensions170 x 155 x 129 km[2]
(150×125 km)[3]
(150×170 km)[4]
140.6 ± 2.8 km (IRAS)[1]
Mass3.0×1018 kg[2]
Mean density
1.69±0.66 g/cm3[2]
~0.0393 m/s2
~0.0743 km/s
0.482 21 d (11.57 h)[1][5]
Albedo0.223 (geometric[1][6]
Temperatur~177 K
Spectral teep
S[1]
7.5[7] tae 12.0
6.51[1]
0.23" tae 0.059"

18 Melpomene is a lairge, bricht main-belt asteroid that wis discovered bi J. R. Hind on Juin 24, 1852,[8] an named efter Melpomenē, the Muse o tragedy in Greek meethology.

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  7. Menzel, Donald H.; Pasachoff, Jay M. (1983). A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. p. 391. ISBN 0-395-34835-8.
  8. "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances, IAU Minor Planet center, retrieved 7 Apryle 2013.