(669) Kypria
Asteroid (669) Kypria |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.012 AU |
eccentricity | 0.08 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.77 AU - 3.254 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.8 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 170.8 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 114.4 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | July 16, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 83 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 31.75 km (± 1.3) |
Albedo | 0.14 |
Rotation period | 14 h 17 min |
Absolute brightness | 10.2 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | August Kopff |
Date of discovery | August 20, 1908 |
Another name | 1908 DQ |
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. |
(669) Kypria is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 20, 1908 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the lost poem Kypria , which is attributed to Homer .