(437) Rhodia
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Asteroid (437) Rhodia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.386 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.248 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.795 AU - 2.977 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 263.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 61.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 1, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 250 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13 ± 0.7 km |
| Albedo | 0.7035 |
| Rotation period | 56 h 0 min |
| Absolute brightness | 10.41 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | July 16, 1898 |
| Another name | 1898 DP |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(437) Rhodia is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 16 July 1898 by French astronomer Auguste Charlois was discovered in Nice.
The asteroid was named after the nymph Rhode from Greek mythology .