(692) Hippodamia
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Asteroid (692) Hippodamia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.3821 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1713 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8028 AU - 3.9614 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 26.104 ° |
| Sidereal period | 6.21 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (45.90 ± 1.8) km |
| Absolute brightness | 9.18 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | M. Wolf , A. Kopff |
| Date of discovery | November 5, 1901 |
| Another name | 1901 HD |
| 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. | |
(692) Hippodamia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 5, 1901 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and August Kopff in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Hippodameia , the daughter of King Oinomaos from Greek mythology.