(438) Zeuxo
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Asteroid (438) Zeuxo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.554 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.069 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.378 AU - 2.73 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.4 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 49.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 209.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 13, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 30 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 61 ± 3.9 km |
| Albedo | 0.0568 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 50 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.8 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Charlois |
| Date of discovery | November 8, 1898 |
| Another name | 1898 DU, A902 UC, A912 BC |
| 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. | |
(438) Zeuxo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 November 1898 by the French astronomer Auguste Charlois was discovered in Nice.
The asteroid is named after the Oceanid Zeuxo from Greek mythology.