(669) Kypria

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Asteroid
(669) Kypria
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
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(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 .

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