(648) Pippa
Asteroid (648) Pippa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.206 AU |
eccentricity | 0.194 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.584 AU - 3.828 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 291.3 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 177.7 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | May 4, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 271 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.5 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (68.3 ± 1.6) km |
Albedo | 0.05 |
Absolute brightness | 9.7 likes |
history | |
Explorer | August Kopff |
Date of discovery | September 11, 1907 |
Another name | 1907 AE |
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(648) Pippa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 11, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the title character from Gerhart Hauptmann's fairytale drama Und Pippa tanzt! .