Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.118 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.103
  • Inclination: 4.28 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 312.92 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 105.42 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 129.33 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 136.12000 km
  • Magnitude: 8.54
  • Albedo: 0.0465
  • Spectral type (Tholen): DCX:

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2445234.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 10.28414
  • Spin latitude: -33.0
  • Spin longitude: -33.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Medea is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.