(258) Tyche

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Asteroid
(258) Tyche
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2,615  AU
eccentricity 0.206
Perihelion - aphelion 2.076 AU - 3.154 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.3 °
Length of the ascending node 207.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 154.7 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 29, 2010
Sidereal period 4 a 84 d
Mean orbital velocity 18.2 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 65 km
Albedo 0.1676
Rotation period 10 h 2 min
Absolute brightness 8.5 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer KTR Luther
Date of discovery May 4, 1886
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(258) Tyche is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on May 4, 1886 by Karl Theodor Robert Luther at the Düsseldorf observatory .

The heavenly body was named after the Greek goddess Tyche .

Tyche moves from 2.0792 ( perihelion ) to 3.1504 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the Sun in 4.2283 years . The orbit is inclined 14.2931 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.2048.

Tyche has a diameter of 65 kilometers. It has a relatively light, silicate-rich surface with an albedo of 0.168. It rotates around its own axis in around 10 hours and 2 minutes.

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