(399) Persephone
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Asteroid (399) Persephone |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.052 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.072 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.833 AU - 3.271 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 346.4 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 193.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 16, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 121 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (49.1 ± 4.0) km |
| Albedo | 0.1838 |
| Rotation period | 9 h 8 min |
| Absolute brightness | 9.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | February 23, 1895 |
| Another name | 1895 BP |
| 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. | |
(399) Persephone is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Max Wolf on February 23, 1895 .
The asteroid is named after the goddess Persephone from Greek mythology.
The orbit of Persephone is inclined 13.082 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0675.
Persephone has a diameter of about 49 kilometers.
See also
- (26) Proserpina , asteroid named after Proserpina , the Roman equivalent of Persephone
- List of asteroids with references and web links (see also infobox)