(80) Sappho
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Asteroid (80) Sappho |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.295 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.835 AU - 2.755 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 218.8 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 139.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 18th May 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 174 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 68.563 km (± 1.033) |
| Albedo | 0.18 |
| Rotation period | 14 h 2 min |
| Absolute brightness | 7.98 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | NR Pogson |
| Date of discovery | May 2, 1864 |
| 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. | |
(80) Sappho is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 May 1864 by the English astronomer Norman Pogson Robert was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Sappho , the most important Greek poet of the ancient world .