(570) Kythera

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Asteroid
(570) Kythera
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.422  AU
eccentricity 0.122
Perihelion - aphelion 3.005 AU - 3.839 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.8 °
Length of the ascending node 223.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 154.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 17th May 2014
Sidereal period 6 a 120 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.0 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 87.49 km
Albedo 0.069
Rotation period 8 h 7 min
Absolute brightness 8.81 likes
Spectral class ST
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery July 30, 1905
Another name 1905 QX, 1952 BE, 1994 PG 40
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(570) Kythera is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 July 1905 by Max Wolf was discovered.

The asteroid is named after Kythira , one of the Ionian Islands in Greece.

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