10 Hygiea
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| 10 Hygiea in Orbiter 2002P3 from MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip | |
| Designation | |
| Name | 10 Hygiea |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Planetary mean orbits | |
| Epoch | 2002.345 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 353 447 079 923 m |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.088877813 |
| Inclination (i) | 7.13484982° (0.124526621 radian) |
| Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) | 103.9471177° (1.814219452 radian) |
| Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) | 253.6260652° (4.426609907 radian) |
| Mean longitude (L) | 466.9193908° (8.149280711 radian) |
| Selected physical parameters | |
| Mean radius | 265000 km |
| Mass | 3×1020 kg |
| Rotation elements | |
| SidRotPeriod | 19231 seconds (5.342 hours) |
| SidRotOffset | 0 |
| Obliqutiy | 0.004014257 |
| LAN | 0 |
| Note | *Elements given are from 4 Vesta.cfg (MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip) |
10 Hygiea is the fourth largest object in the Main Asteroid Belt, and was discovered on 12 April 1849 by Annibale de Gasparis. It is named after Hygieia, Greek goddess of health.
10 Hygiea in Orbiter[edit]
10 Hydiea was first introduced with the release of MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip in May 2003. Note that the landing surface as given in the config file is spherical, but the visual of Vesta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial Bodies Motion - Part 2/4 - v2.0.0 | O-F Resources | v2.0.0 | cristiapi | Scenery | 2 July 2015 | *module only | |
| Main Belt Asteroids v1.0 | O-F Resources | v1.0 | Unknown OHM Addon Developer | Scenery | 14 May 2003 | ||
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Gallery[edit]
10 Hygiea in Orbiter 2002P3 from MainBeltAsteroids051403.zip 
Hygiea as seen by the Very Large Telescope in 2019
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