Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.122 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1377
  • Inclination: 15.38 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 3.63 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 349.11 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 230.91 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 98.69500 km
  • Magnitude: 9.17
  • Albedo: 0.040
  • Spectral type (Tholen): C

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2451070.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 12.98629
  • Spin latitude: -48.0
  • Spin longitude: -48.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: 1.5

This shape model of asteroid Melusina 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.