7 Iris

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7 Iris is a large main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It is the fourth brightest object in the asteroid belt. It is classified as an S-type asteroid meaning that it has a stony composition.

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apoapsis (km)

4.39369e+11

average speed (km/s)

68508.0

orbital period (μ)

1.1624e+08

periapsis (km)

2.74213e+11

temperature (K)

171.0, 275.0

absolute magnitude

5.51

albedo

0.277

apparent magnitude

6.7

discovery date

1847-08-13

discoverer

John Russell Hind

epoch

November 26 2005 (JD 2453700.5)

former name

none

rotation period (s)

25704.0