(48) Doris

(48) Doris is an asteroid belonging to the asteroid belt discovered by Hermann Mayer Salomon Goldschmidt from Paris, France, on September 19, 1857. It is named for Doris, a minor deity of the Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Doris is located at an average distance of 3,109 AU from the Sun, being able to get as close as 2,881 AU and as far as 3,338 AU. Its orbital inclination is 6.547° and its eccentricity is 0.07354. It takes 2003 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.