Asteroids

Name Year of
discovery		 Discoverer Average Distance
from Sun (AU)		 Diameter
(km)
Amphitrite 1854 A. Marth 2.6 240
Camilla 1868 N. Pogson 3.5 236
Ceres 1801 G. Piazzi 2.8 918
Chiron 1977 C. Kowal 13.7 180
Cybele 1861 E. Tempel 3.4 246
Daphne 1856 H. Goldschmidt 2.8 182
Davida 1903 R. Dugan 3.2 336
Doris 1857 H. Goldschmidt 3.1 226
Egeria 1850 A. de Gasparis 2.6 114
Elpis 1860 J. Chacornac 2.7 174
Eros 1898 G. Witt 1.46 33
Eugenia 1857 H. Goldschmidt 2.7 114
Eunomia 1851 A. De Gasparis 2.6 272
Euphrosyne 1854 J. Ferguson 3.2 248
Europa 1858 H. Goldschmidt 3.1 312
Freia 1862 H. d'Arrest 3.4 190
Hebe 1847 K. Hencke 2.4 192
Hygiea 1849 A. De Gasparis 3.1 430
Interamnia 1910 V. Cerulli 3.1 334
Iris 1847 J. Hind 2.4 204
Juno 1804 K. Harding 2.7 244
Kalliope 1852 J. Hind 2.9 188
Mathilde 1885 Johann Palisa 2.46 61
Pallas 1802 H. Olbers 2.8 522
Psyche 1852 A. De Gasparis 2.9 264
Sylvia 1866 N. Pogson 3.5 272
Toutatis 1989 C. Pollas 2.5 4.6 x 2.3 x 1.9
Vesta 1807 H. Olbers 2.4 500

Asteroids

Name Year of
discovery		 Discoverer Average Distance from Sun Diameter
(km)
(AU) (106 km)
Amphitrite 1854 A. Marth 2.55 382.1 240
Camilla 1868 N. Pogson 3.49 521.8 236
Ceres 1801 G. Piazzi 2.77 413.9 918
Chiron 1977 C. Kowal 13.72 2051.9 180
Cybele 1861 E. Tempel 3.43 513.0 246
Daphne 1856 H. Goldschmidt 2.77 413.6 182
Davida 1903 R. Dugan 3.18 475.4 336
Doris 1857 H. Goldschmidt 3.11 465.5 226
Egeria 1850 A. de Gasparis 2.58 385.4 114
Elpis 1860 J. Chacornac 2.71 405.9 174
Eros 1898 G. Witt 1.46 218.4 33
Eugenia 1857 H. Goldschmidt 2.72 407.1 114
Eunomia 1851 A. De Gasparis 2.64 395.5 272
Euphrosyne 1854 J. Ferguson 3.16 472.1 248
Europa 1858 H. Goldschmidt 3.10 463.3 312
Freia 1862 H. d'Arrest 3.39 466.6 190
Hebe 1847 K. Hencke 2.43 362.8 192
Hygiea 1849 A. De Gasparis 3.14 470.3 430
Interamnia 1910 V. Cerulli 3.06 458.1 334
Iris 1847 J. Hind 2.39 356.9 204
Juno 1804 K. Harding 2.67 399.4 244
Kalliope 1852 J. Hind 2.91 435.3 188
Mathilde 1885 Johann Palisa 2.46 290 61
Pallas 1802 H. Olbers 2.77 414.5 522
Psyche 1852 A. De Gasparis 2.92 437.1 264
Sylvia 1866 N. Pogson 3.49 521.5 272
Toutatis 1989 C. Pollas 2.51 375.8 4.6 x 2.3 x 1.9
Vesta 1807 H. Olbers 2.36 353.4 500

Asteroids

Name Year of
discovery		 Discoverer Diameter
(km)		 Average Distance from Sun Orbital
period
(years)
(AU) (106 km)
Amphitrite 1854 A. Marth 240 2.554 382.1 4.08
Camilla 1868 N. Pogson 236 3.488 521.8 6.50
Ceres 1801 G. Piazzi 918 2.767 413.9 4.61
Chiron 1977 C. Kowal 180 13.716 2051.9 50.80
Cybele 1861 E. Tempel 246 3.429 513.0 6.37
Daphne 1856 H. Goldschmidt 182 2.765 413.6 4.59
Davida 1903 R. Dugan 336 3.178 475.4 5.67
Doris 1857 H. Goldschmidt 226 3.112 465.5 5.48
Egeria 1850 A. de Gasparis 114 2.576 385.4 4.14
Elpis 1860 J. Chacornac 174 2.713 405.9 4.47
Eros 1898 G. Witt 33 1.46 218.4 33
Eugenia 1857 H. Goldschmidt 114 2.721 407.1 4.49
Eunomia 1851 A. De Gasparis 272 2.644 395.5 4.30
Euphrosyne 1854 J. Ferguson 248 3.156 472.1 5.58
Europa 1858 H. Goldschmidt 312 3.097 463.3 5.46
Freia 1862 H. d'Arrest 190 3.390 466.6 5.49
Hebe 1847 K. Hencke 192 2.425 362.8 3.78
Hygiea 1849 A. De Gasparis 430 3.144 470.3 5.59
Interamnia 1910 V. Cerulli 334 3.062 458.1 5.36
Iris 1847 J. Hind 204 2.386 356.9 3.68
Juno 1804 K. Harding 244 2.670 399.4 4.36
Kalliope 1852 J. Hind 188 2.910 435.3 4.97
Mathilde 1885 Johann Palisa 61 2.46 290 4.3
Pallas 1802 H. Olbers 522 2.771 414.5 4.61
Psyche 1852 A. De Gasparis 264 2.922 437.1 5.00
Sylvia 1866 N. Pogson 272 3.486 521.5 6.52
Toutatis 1989 C. Pollas 4.6 x 2.29 x 1.92 2.512 375.8 3.98
Vesta 1807 H. Olbers 500 2.362 353.4 3.63


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