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34 Circe DiscoveryDiscovered by J. Chacornac Discovery date April 6, 1855 DesignationsNamed after Circe Alternate name(s) 1965 JL Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) Aphelion 445.359 Gm (2.977 AU) Perihelion 358.093 Gm (2.394 AU) Semi-major axis 401.726 Gm (2.685 AU) Eccentricity 0.109 Orbital period 1607.332 d (4.40 a) Average orbital speed 18.12 km/s Mean anomaly 200.451° Inclination 5.503° Longitude of ascending node 184.535° Argument of perihelion 330.083° Physical characteristicsDimensions 113.5 km Mass ~1.5×1018 kg Mean density 2.0? g/cm³ Equatorial surface gravity ~0.0317 m/s² Escape velocity ~0.0600 km/s Rotation period 0.5063 d (12.15 h) [1] Albedo 0.0541 [1] Temperature ~172 K Spectral type C Absolute magnitude (H) 8.51 34 Circe ( /ˈsɜrsiː/ sur-see) is a large, very dark main-belt asteroid.
It was discovered by J. Chacornac on April 6, 1855, and named after Circe, a goddess in Greek mythology.
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