Minor Planet Designation | 99 Dike | Asteroid Group | Main Asteroid Belt (Juno Clump) | Orbital Period | 3 years, 129 days | Distance from the Sun | Semi-Major Axis: 398,684,000 km (2.67 AU) Perihelion: 320,977,000 km (2.15 AU) Aphelion: 476,391,000 km (3.18 AU) | Eccentricity | 0.1949 | Diameter | 67 km (mean) | Notes | The name Dike comes from one of the three mythological sisters known as the Hours: Eirene, Eunomia and Dike, 'Peace', 'Law' and 'Justice'. The orbit of this object within the Asteroid Belt suggests that it belongs to a group connected to the asteroid Juno. |
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