(888) Parysatis
Asteroid (888) Parysatis |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.7082 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1942 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1822 AU - 3.2342 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.86 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,457 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.10 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 44.65 km |
Albedo | 0.139 |
Rotation period | 5.49 h |
Absolute brightness | 9.23 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Max Wolf |
Date of discovery | February 2, 1918 |
Another name | 1918 DC, A906 JA, A908 YL |
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(888) Parysatis is an asteroid of the main belt , which on February 2, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Parysatis , the wife of the Persian King Dareios II.