(570) Kythera
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Asteroid (570) Kythera |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.422 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.122 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.005 AU - 3.839 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.8 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 223.9 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 154.7 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 17th May 2014 |
| Sidereal period | 6 a 120 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.0 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 87.49 km |
| Albedo | 0.069 |
| Rotation period | 8 h 7 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.81 likes |
| Spectral class | ST |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | July 30, 1905 |
| Another name | 1905 QX, 1952 BE, 1994 PG 40 |
| 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. | |
(570) Kythera is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 July 1905 by Max Wolf was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Kythira , one of the Ionian Islands in Greece.