Iphigenia

**112 Iphigenia**
Orbital characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Orbit type	Main belt
Semimajor axis	2.433 AU
Perihelion distance	2.119 AU
Aphelion distance	2.748 AU
Orbital period	3.80 years
Inclination	2.61°
Eccentricity	0.129
Physical characteristics ^{1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)}
Diameter	72.2 km
Rotation period	15.783 hours
Abs. magnitude	9.84
Albedo ^{4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html)}	0.039
History ^{2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)}
Discoverer	C. H. F. Peters, 1870

112 Iphigenia is a fairly large and exceedingly dark Main belt asteroid. It has probably a primitive carbonaceous composition.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 19, 1870 and named after Iphigenia, the princess sacrificed by her father in Greek mythology.

es:(112) Ifigenia

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