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423 Diotima is a one of the larger main-belt asteroids. It is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material.It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 7 1896 in Nice. In the late 1990s a network of astronomers worldwide gathered lightcurve data that was ultimately used to derive the spin states and shape models of 10 new asteroids including 423 Diotima.

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apoapsis (km)
4.77421e+11
average speed (km/s)
61236.0
mass (kg)
1600.0
orbital period (μ)
1.69428e+08
periapsis (km)
4.39945e+11
absolute magnitude
7.24
albedo
0.05
discovery date
1896-12-07
discoverer
Auguste Charlois
epoch
30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
former name
1896 DB
rotation period (s)
17190.0

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