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Cerberus

1865 Cerberus

Minor Planet Designation1865 Cerberus
Asteroid GroupApollo Group
Orbital Period1 year, 44 days
Distance from the SunSemi-Major Axis: 161,573,208 km (1.08 AU)
Perihelion: 86,120,283 km (0.58 AU)
Aphelion: 237,026,134 km (1.58 AU)
Eccentricity0.4670
Diameter (Mean)1.2 km
NotesCerberus is a long, narrow stony asteroid that pursues an elliptical orbit through the inner Solar System over a period of a little over a year. This orbit carries it through those of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, though inclined at an angle of some 16° to the plane of the Ecliptic.

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