(632) Pyrrha

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Asteroid
(632) Pyrrha
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
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(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 .

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