Discovery date 27 September 1873 Observation arc 138.60 yr (50625 d) Orbits Sun Discoverer Robert Luther | Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 27 September 1873 Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Temperance | |
Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther Aphelion 2.86280 AU (428.269 Gm) Perihelion 2.26311 AU (338.556 Gm) Discovery site Düsseldorf-Bilk Observatory Robert Luther discoveries 95 Arethusa, 47 Aglaja, 37 Fides | ||
Asteroid 134 sophrosyne occultation of the star tyc 2869 01816 1
134 Sophrosyne is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on September 27, 1873, and was named after the concept of sophrosyne, Plato's term for 'moderation'. Classified as a C-type asteroid, it has an exceedingly dark surface and most probably a primitive carbonaceous composition.
An occultation of a star by 134 Sophrosyne was observed November 24, 1980, in the United States. Timing information from this event allowed a diameter estimate of 110 km to be derived.
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