(172) Baucis
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Asteroid (172) Baucis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,379 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.107 AU - 2.651 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 332.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 359.8 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 16, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 245 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 62 km |
| Albedo | 0.14 |
| Rotation period | 27 h 25 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.79 likes |
| Spectral class | S (Tholen classification) L (SMASS classification) |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Borrelly |
| Date of discovery | February 5, 1877 |
| 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. | |
(172) Baucis is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 5 February 1877 by French astronomer Alphonse Louis Nicolas Borrelly was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Baucis , who , according to Greek mythology, entertained the god Zeus with her husband Philemon . Baucis and Philemon were rewarded by Zeus for their hospitality with the fact that they were allowed to die together and, after their death, were transformed into two trees that touch the branches as a token of their love.