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82 Alkmene (/ælkˈmiːniː/ alk-MEE-nee) is a main-belt asteroid. Alkmene was discovered by R. Luther on November 27 1864 and named after Alcmene the mother of Herakles in Greek mythology. A satellite has been suggested based on the lightcurve data. [1]

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apoapsis (km)
5.05547e+11
average speed (km/s)
63720.0
mass (kg)
2400.0
orbital period (μ)
1.44702e+08
periapsis (km)
3.20232e+11
temperature (K)
168.0
absolute magnitude
8.4
albedo
0.208
discovery date
1864-11-27
discoverer
Robert Luther
epoch
December 31 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
escape velocity (kmh)
115.92

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