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    Metis (minor planet 9)

    The ninth asteroid to be discovered and the only one to be found from Ireland, in 1848 by Andrew Graham.


    Diameter 151 km
    Albedo 0.13
    Semimajor axis 2.09 AU
    Perihelion 2.68 AU
    Eccentricity 0.123
    Inclination 5.58°
    Period 3.684 years


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       • NOTABLE ASTEROIDS, CENTAURS, AND KUIPER BELT OBJECTS



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