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100 Hekate
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100 Hekate

 100 Hekate
Orbital characteristics 1
Orbit type Main belt (Hygiea)
Semimajor axis 3.093 AU
Perihelion distance 2.584 AU
Aphelion distance 3.602 AU
Orbital period 5.44 years
Inclination 6.43°
Eccentricity 0.165
Physical characteristics 1
Diameter 88.7 km
Rotation period 3 13.333 hours
Abs. magnitude 7.67
Albedo 4 0.192
History 2
Discoverer J. C. Watson, 1868

100 Hekate is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a part of the Hygiea asteroid family. However, its albedo of 0.19 is too high for a typical C-type asteroid, so it is likely an interloper and not a real physical member of the family.

Hekate was the 100th asteroid discovered. It was discovered by J. C. Watson on July 11, 1868.

Occultation of a star by Hekate was observed on July 14, 2003 from New Zealand.

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