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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.763 AU |
eccentricity | 0.177 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.275 AU - 3.251 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.7 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 241.2 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 68.6 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | February 20, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 216 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.8 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (38.6 ± 1.0) km |
Albedo | 0.24 |
Rotation period | 12.0 h |
Absolute brightness | 9.2 likes |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | June 18, 1878 |
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. |
(188) Menippe is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on June 18, 1878 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The celestial body was named after Menippe , one of the Nereid daughters of the sea god Nereus from Greek mythology .
Menippe moves between 2.3 ( perihelion ) astronomical units to 3.3 astronomical units ( aphelion ) in 4.6 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 11.7 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.18.
Menippe has a diameter of 39 km. It has a light, silicate-containing surface with an albedo of 0.24. It rotates around its own axis in around 12 hours.