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55 Pandora
| Orbital characteristics 1
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| Orbit type | Main belt
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| Semimajor axis | 2.759 AU
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| Perihelion distance | 2.359 AU
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| Aphelion distance | 3.158 AU
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| Orbital period | 4.58 years
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| Inclination | 7.19°
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| Eccentricity | 0.145
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| Physical characteristics 1
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| Diameter | 66.7 km
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| Rotation period 3 | 4.804 hours
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| Spectral class | E?E-type asteroids are inner-belt asteroids that contain enstatite. They have a high albedo (0. 3 or better), and a featureless flat to reddish spectrum. You can use the "What links here" toolbox link to find asteroids of this type. Asteroid spectral classe
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| Abs. magnitudeIn astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m an object would have if it were at a standardized distance away. It allows the overall brightnesses of objects to be compared without regards to distance. Absolute Magnitude for stars M In stel | 7.80
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| AlbedoNote: This article discusses the physical or planetological property of albedo. For other usage, see Albedo (disambiguation). The albedo is a measure of reflectivity of a surface or body. It is the ratio of electromagnetic radiation reflected to the amoun 4 | 0.301
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| History 2
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| Discoverer | G. SearleGeorge Mary Searle ( June 27 1839 June 27 1918) was an American astronomer and clergyman. He discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora in 1858. He also discovered six galaxies. In later life he became a member of the Paulist order and taught at the Catholic Univ, 1858Events January 14 Felice Orsini and his accomplices fail to assassinate Napoleon III in Paris but their bombs kill 156 bystanders. Because of the involvement of French emigres living in Britain, there is a brief anti-British feeling in France but the empe
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55 Pandora is a quite large and very bright Main belt asteroidAn asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid , which are much smaller than planets. The asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were no.
Pandora was discovered by G. Searle on September 10, 1858. It was his first and only asteroid discovery. It is named after Pandora, the first woman in Greek mythology.
Not to be confused with Saturn's moon Pandora.
Main Belt asteroids
