253 Mathilde
| 2 Pallas | |
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| 253 Mathilde from AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2002P3 | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 253 Mathilde |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2006 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 395933654604.709 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.265943198619733 |
| Inclination (i) | 6.73846359° (0.117608376163224 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 179.6424183° (3.13535167643231 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 337.1297243° (5.88402369497666 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 342.8855277° (5.98448141503376 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 26400 km |
| Mass | 1.033×1017 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 1503000 seconds (17.3958 days) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0.1 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 253 Mathilde.cfg (AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip) |
3 Juno is a large prograde asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and was the third asteroid discovered by Karl Harding in September 1804 and was named for the Roman goddess Juno.
Juno contains perhaps 1% of the mass of the entire asteroid belt.
3 Juno in Orbiter
3 Juno was first introduced with the release of AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in November 2004. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Juno is not, if you land, you will likely be above or below the visual surface.
| Add-on | Source | Version | Author | Type | Release Date | Compatibility | Wiki article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteroid Pack 1.00 | O-F Resources | 2004-11-21 | Nighthawke | Scenery | 21 November 2004 | ||
See also
Gallery
253 Mathilde from AsteroidPack_v1.00.zip in Orbiter 2003P2 
Image of 253 Mathilde from the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft in 1997
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