Discovery date March 24, 1860 Semi-major axis 2.701 AU (403.991 Gm) Discovered 24 March 1860 Orbits Sun Discoverer Robert Luther | Aphelion 2.818 AU (421.526 Gm) Eccentricity 0.043 Perihelion 386.411634 billion m Spectral type C-type asteroid Named after Concordia | |
Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther Minor planet category Main belt,
Nemesis family (Concordia family) Similar Robert Luther discoveries, Other celestial objects | ||
58 Concordia is a fairly large asteroid-belt asteroid. It is classified as a C-type asteroid, meaning that its surface is very dark and it is likely carbonaceous in composition.
Concordia was discovered by Robert Luther on March 24, 1860. At Luther's request, it was named by Carl Christian Bruhns of the University of Leipzig after Concordia, the Roman goddess of harmony.
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