(233) Asteropes
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Asteroid (233) Asteropes |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,661 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1020 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,390 AU - 2,933 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.68 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 222.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 126.0 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 28, 2014 |
| Sidereal period | 4.34 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 100 km |
| Albedo | 0.09 |
| Rotation period | 19.70 h |
| Absolute brightness | 8.2 likes |
| Spectral class | T |
| history | |
| Explorer | A. Borrelly |
| Date of discovery | May 11, 1883 |
| 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. | |
(233) Asterope is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Alphonse Borrelly at the Marseille Observatory on May 11, 1883 .
The celestial body was named after Asterope , the mother of the beautiful Hippodameia from Greek mythology .
Asterope moves at a distance of 2.4 ( perihelion ) to 2.9 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.3 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 7.7 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.10.
Asterope has a mean diameter of approximately 100 kilometers. It has a geometric albedo of 0.09 and rotates around its own axis in 19.7 hours.