(763) Cupid
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Asteroid (763) Cupid |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2411 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1659 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8692 AU - 2.6129 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.083 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.355 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.90 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Franz Kaiser |
| Date of discovery | September 25, 1913 |
| Another name | 1913 ST, 1933 TA |
| 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. | |
(763) Cupid is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 25, 1913 by the German astronomer Franz Kaiser in Heidelberg .
The name is derived from the Roman god Cupid , a son of Venus .