Asteroid · 253

Mathilde

Measurements

Effective diameter
52.8 km
Semimajor axis
2.647 AU
Orbital period
1,572.914 Earth days
Orbit, physical values and uncertainties
eccentricity
.2643478593847533 ± 9.2877E-10
semi-major axis
2.646901224932316 au ± 7.654E-10
perihelion distance
1.947198552118577 au ± 2.5973E-9
inclination; angle with respect to x-y ecliptic plane
6.74046762132457 deg ± 4.9106E-8
longitude of the ascending node
179.4942079651114 deg ± 4.4462E-7
argument of perihelion
157.5640226350525 deg ± 5.0217E-7
mean anomaly
273.5338756003301 deg ± 3.6143E-7
time of perihelion passage
2461578.288315718905 TDB ± 1.7205E-6
sidereal orbital period
1572.914185793263 d ± 6.8226E-7
mean motion
.2288745331764189 deg/d ± 9.9275E-11
aphelion distance
3.346603897746054 au ± 9.6773E-10
absolute magnitude
10.35
diameter
52.8 km
GM
0.00689 km^3/s^2 ± 0.00030
bulk density
1.3 g/cm^3 ± 0.2
rotation period
417.7 h
geometric albedo
0.0436 ± 0.004
SMASSII spectral type
Cb

Published JPL orbital elements describe their stated epoch; they are not current positions. Small-body diameters can be effective/model-dependent sizes, not spherical shapes. Missing measurements remain unavailable. Pluto’s diameter uses the New Horizons reference rather than an empty SBDB field. Orbital epoch: JD 2461200.5 TDB.

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Missions & milestones

1 launches · 0 connected events

These are target-related flights and every connected programme record in the production catalogue. A connected event may concern another stage or target of the same journey. Launch outcome does not establish arrival or current operation.

TARGET-RELATED FLIGHT

NEAR Shoemaker

February 17, 1996 · UTC

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