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Parthenope

11 Parthenope

Asteroid of the main Asteroid Belt

Asteroid Number	11
Asteroid Group	Main Asteroid Belt
Asteroid Family	Not applicable
Composition Class	S-type (silicaceous / stony)
Orbital Period	3 years, 307 days
Distance from the Sun	Semi-Major Axis: 366,973,900 km (2.45 AU) Perihelion: 330,490,300 km (2.21 AU) Aphelion: 403,457,500 km (2.70 AU)
Eccentricity	0.0994
Diameter (Mean)	153 km

Although it is one of the most massive asteroids, with a diameter of more than 150 km, Parthenope is quite invisible to the naked eye. It circles the Sun at a little under 2½ AU, a journey it takes nearly four years to complete.

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