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    Juno (minor planet 3)

    Juno
    Images of asteroid 3 Juno taken with the Hooker telescope show what appears to be a 96-km-wide crater. The crater is visible as a darkened area in the lower left quadrant in the 833 nm and 934 nm images
    The ninth largest asteroid and third to be discovered, in 1804 by the German astronomer Karl Harding (1765-1834). Surface maps of Juno made from observations by the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in 2003 show the presence of what may be a 96-km (60-mile) wide crater.


    diameter 230 × 288 km
    spectral class S
    albedo 0.2
    rotational period 7.2 hours
    semimajor axis 2.669 AU
    perihelion 1.979 AU
    aphelion 3.358 AU
    eccentricity 0.258
    inclination 12.97°
    period 4.36 years


    Related entry

       • mythology of Juno (Encyclopedia of History)


    Related category

       • NOTABLE ASTEROIDS, CENTAURS, AND KUIPER BELT OBJECTS





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