(196) Philomela
Asteroid (196) Philomela |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.115 AU |
eccentricity | 0.021 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 3.05 AU - 3.18 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.3 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 72.5 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 200.3 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | June 6, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 5 a 181 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.9 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (136 ± 6) km |
Albedo | 0.23 |
Rotation period | 8.33 h |
Absolute brightness | 6.5 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | CHF Peters |
Date of discovery | May 14, 1879 |
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. |
(196) Philomela is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on May 14, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .
The heavenly body was named after Philomele , after the Greek mythology of a daughter of King Pandion of Athens .