(896) Sphinx

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Asteroid
(896) Sphinx
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2854  AU
eccentricity 0.1637
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9112 AU - 2.6596 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.19 °
Sidereal period 3.455 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.70 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13.07 km
Albedo 0.197
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,569 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1918
Another name 1918 DV
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(896) Sphinx is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 1, 1918 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The name is derived from the famous figure from the mythologies of Egypt and Greece .

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