(896) Sphinx
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Asteroid (896) Sphinx |
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| 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 |
| 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. | |
(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 .