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112 Iphigenia /ɪfɨdʒɨˈnaɪ.ə/ is a fairly large and exceedingly dark main-belt asteroid. Based upon a classification as a C-type asteroid it has probably a primitive carbonaceous composition. It was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on September 19 1870 and named after Iphigenia the princess sacrificed by her father in Greek mythology.

average speed (km/s)
68436.0
orbital period (μ)
1.19798e+08
periapsis (km)
3.17471e+11
temperature (K)
178.0
absolute magnitude
9.84
discovery date
1870-09-19
discoverer
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
137.52
rotation period (s)
113278.0

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