(977) Philippa
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Asteroid (977) Philippa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1151 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0295 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.023 AU - 3.2071 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.2 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,498 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.88 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 65.66 km |
| Albedo | 0.056 |
| Rotation period | 15.405 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9,773 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | B. P. Schechowski |
| Date of discovery | April 6, 1922 |
| Another name | 1922 LV, A914 YA, A919 XA |
| 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. | |
(977) Philippa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 6, 1922 by the Russian astronomer Beniamin Pavlovich Schechowski in Algiers .
The name of the asteroid is derived from Baron Philippe de Rothschild , a French financier.