(587) Hypsipyle
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Asteroid (587) Hypsipyle |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Asteroid family | Phocaea family |
| Major semi-axis | 2,334 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.168 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.942 AU - 2.726 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 25 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 324.7 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 188.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | September 8, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 207 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11 km |
| Rotation period | 2 h 53 min |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | February 22, 1906 |
| Another name | 1906 TF, 1931 CH, 1956 EN 1 |
| 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. | |
(587) Hypsipile is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 February 1906 by Max Wolf was discovered.
The asteroid was named after a queen from Greek mythology, see Hypsipyle .