(570) Kythera
Asteroid (570) Kythera |
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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 |
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. |
(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.