(199) Byblis

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Asteroid
(199) Byblis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.181  AU
eccentricity 0.173
Perihelion - aphelion 2.629 AU - 3.733 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.4 °
Length of the ascending node 88.9 °
Argument of the periapsis 180.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion July 31, 2009
Sidereal period 5 a 246 d
Mean orbital velocity 16.6 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 76 km
Rotation period 0.2175 d
Absolute brightness 8.5 likes
history
Explorer CHF Peters
Date of discovery July 9, 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.

(199) Byblis is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt , which was discovered on July 9, 1879 by Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters .

The celestial body was named after Byblis , a nymph from Greek mythology .

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