(118) Peitho Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 15 March 1872 by R. Luther at Dusseldorf.
Where Peitho is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Peitho is 2.31 au from the Sun and 1.43 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 118 |
| Provisional designation | A872 EA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 40.2 km (#966 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.245 |
| Rotation period | 7.81 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.92 |
| Orbital period | 3.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.04 – 2.84 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.163 |
| Inclination | 7.75° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (17) Thetis
- (26) Proserpina
- (28) Bellona
- (35) Leukothea
- (37) Fides
- (47) Aglaja
- (53) Kalypso
- (57) Mnemosyne
- (58) Concordia
- (68) Leto
- (71) Niobe
- (78) Diana
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