Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 2.754 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1765
  • Inclination: 23.24 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 315.92 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 267.1 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 248.58 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 83.42000 km
  • Magnitude: 7.28
  • Albedo: 0.3052
  • Spectral type (Tholen): S
  • Spectral type (SMASS): Xe

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2442093.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 35.8521
  • Spin latitude: -33.0
  • Spin longitude: -33.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: -1.0

This shape model of asteroid Niobe is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.