(201) Penelope
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Asteroid (201) Penelope |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.678 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.18 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.196 AU - 3.16 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 157.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 181.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 29, 2011 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 140 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.1 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 68 km |
| Albedo | 0.1604 |
| Rotation period | 3 h 45 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.43 mag |
| Spectral class | M. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | August 7, 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. | |
(201) Penelope is an asteroid of the main belt , the on August 7, 1879 by the Austrian astronomers Johann Palisa was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Penelope , the wife of Odysseus from Greek mythology .
Penelope has a relatively light, silicate-containing surface.