(896) Sphinx
Asteroid (896) Sphinx |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2854 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1637 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9112 AU - 2.6596 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.19 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.455 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.70 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 13.07 km |
Albedo | 0.197 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11,569 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | 1918 |
Another name | 1918 DV |
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(896) Sphinx is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 1, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The name is derived from the famous figure from the mythologies of Egypt and Greece .