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119 Althaea is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on April 3 1872 and named after Althaea the mother of Meleager in Greek mythology. Two occultations by Althaea were observed in 2002 only a month apart.Based upon its spectrum this is classified as an S-type asteroid.

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average speed (km/s)
66636.0
mass (kg)
2000.0
orbital period (μ)
1.30896e+08
periapsis (km)
3.5487e+11
temperature (K)
173.0
absolute magnitude
8.42
discovery date
1872-04-03
discoverer
James Craig Watson
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
109.08
rotation period (s)
41342.4

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