Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.007 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1047
  • Inclination: 3.53 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 335.25 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 56.4 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 17.98 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 65.90100 km
  • Magnitude: 9.93
  • Albedo: 0.045
  • Spectral type (Tholen): PC

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2451171.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 18.7874
  • Spin latitude: 53.0
  • Spin longitude: 53.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Penthesilea 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.