The orbit is located in the outer main belt. It has a perihelion of 2.64 AU and an aphelion of 3.70 AU. The semimajor axis is at 3.17 AU. It has an orbital period of 5 years and 241 days. It has an inclination of 4.5º. It has a diameter of about 150 km.
There was a stellar occultation in January of 1983. Photometric observations were made in the years 2004-2005.
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| Belle ("The Beauty and the Beast", 1991) |
3:17 with Earth-Moon (99.8%)
1:3 with Mars (99.6%)
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13:16 with Ceres (99.8%)
10:13 with Juno (99.8%)
Greek mythology
Dione ('divine queen', in ancient Greek) was the mother of Aphrodite.
(106) Dione is related with very feminine qualities, such as sweetness, delicacy and softness. Despite this, (106) Diones is able to perform tasks and move quickly (13:16 resonance with Ceres), like Princess Farah in the video game "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (PS2, 2003 ).
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| Princess Farah ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"; PS2, 2003) |
Liv Tyler, actress of the movie "Jersey Girl" (2004) and the triology "The Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003), has Dione in Cancer (3rd Moon-Node House) in parallel aspect by declination with the Sun and Mercury in Cancer (4th Moon-Node House), wich are in the Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope).
Matthew Broderick, actor of the movies "War Games" (1983) and "Gotzilla" (1998), has Dione in Scorpio (10th Moon-Node House), in trine with Mercury in Pisces (6th Moon-Node House), and in semisextile/quincunx with the Crossing Axis of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope) in Gemini/Sagittarius.
