Asteroid (56) Melete
Orbital characteristics
| Epoch 1-Jul-2021 (2459396.5 JD) | |
| Apoapsis | 3.2137 AU |
| 4.8076×108 km | |
| Periapsis | 1.9775 AU |
| 2.9583×108 km | |
| Semi-major axis | 2.5956 AU |
| 3.883×108 km | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2381213 |
| Inclination | 8.0822 ° |
| Longitude of asc. node | 192.95 ° |
| Argument of periapsis | 104.91 ° |
| Orbital period | 1527.40 days |
| 4.182 years | |
| Avg. orbital speed | 18.22 km/s |
Physical characteristics
| Mean diameter | 121.33 km |
| Rotation period (sidereal) | 18.148 hours |
| Albedo | 0.057 |
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Links
Shape model data sources
- Hanuš et al., New and updated convex shape models of asteroids based on optical data from a large collaboration network. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016 link
- Viikinkoski et al., Adaptive optics and lightcurve data of asteroids: twenty shape models and information content analysis. Astronomy & Astrophysics 607, A117, 2017 link
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Models
Models are given in Stanford Triangle Format (PLY) and Alias Waveform Format (OBJ) - you can use MeshLab or any other tool to convert them to other formats.
- Melete (Model 1) (PLY 39 KB) (OBJ 62 KB)
- Melete (Model 2) (PLY 39 KB) (OBJ 61 KB)
- Melete (Viikinkoski) (PLY 16 KB) (OBJ 35 KB)
- Melete (Viikinkoski) (PLY 16 KB) (OBJ 35 KB)
Please note that the models are in planetocentric coordinate system, with Z axis passing through north pole. Actual rotational axis may differ from planetocentric poles, especially for small irregular bodies.
Surface Textures
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