(632) Pyrrha
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Asteroid (632) Pyrrha |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,662 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.193 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.148 AU - 3.176 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.2 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 356.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 252.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 27, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 126 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
| Rotation period | 4 h 36 min |
| Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | August Kopff |
| Date of discovery | April 5, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 YX |
| 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. | |
(632) Pyrrha is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 5, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the name of Pyrrha , who survived the Deucalionic Flood in Greek mythology .