(637) Chrysothemis
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Asteroid (637) Chrysothemis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.168 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.749 AU - 3.587 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.3 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 355.6 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 169.8 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 8, 2008 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 233 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 33.3 km |
| Albedo | 0.06 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | JH Metcalf |
| Date of discovery | March 11, 1907 |
| Another name | 1907 YE |
| 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. | |
(637) Chrysothemis is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 March 1907 by American astronomer Joel H. Metcalf in Taunton was detected.
The asteroid is named after Chrysothemis , the daughter of Agamemnon from Greek mythology.