58 Concordia
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58 Concordia is a fairly large main-belt asteroid that is orbiting the Sun with a period of 4.44 years, a semimajor axis of Template:Val, and a low eccentricity of 0.043. It is classified as a C-type asteroid, meaning that its surface is very dark and it is likely carbonaceous in composition. The surface spectra displays indications of hydrated minerals created through aqueous alteration.<ref name=Fornasier2014/> The object is rotating with a sidereal period of Template:Val and pole orientations of (Template:Val, Template:Val) and (Template:Val, Template:Val).<ref name=Jiang59/> It belongs to the Nemesis family of asteroids.
Concordia was discovered by German astronomer Robert Luther on March 24, 1860. At Luther's request, it was named by Karl Christian Bruhns of the University of Leipzig after Concordia, the Roman goddess of harmony.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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