(632) Pyrrha
Asteroid (632) Pyrrha |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,662 AU |
eccentricity | 0.193 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.148 AU - 3.176 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.2 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 356.6 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 252.5 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | October 27, 2011 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 126 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.1 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
Rotation period | 4 h 36 min |
Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer | August Kopff |
Date of discovery | April 5, 1907 |
Another name | 1907 YX |
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(632) Pyrrha is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 5, 1907 by the German astronomer August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid bears the name of Pyrrha , who survived the Deucalionic Flood in Greek mythology .