399 Persephone
Appearance
![]() A three-dimensional model of 399 Persephone based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery date | 23 February 1895 |
Designations | |
(399) Persephone | |
Pronunciation | /pərˈsɛfəniː/[1] |
Named after | Persephone |
1895 BP | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 120.99 yr (44191 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2761 AU (490.10 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.82735 AU (422.966 Gm) |
3.0517 AU (456.53 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.073517 |
5.33 yr (1947.2 d) | |
255.116° | |
0° 11m 5.568s / day | |
Inclination | 13.113° |
346.391° | |
194.023° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 49.13±4.0 km |
9.136 h (0.3807 d) | |
0.1838±0.034 | |
9.0,[2] 8.91[3] | |
Persephone (minor planet designation: 399 Persephone) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 23 February 1895 in Heidelberg.[4]
References
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ a b Yeomans, Donald K., "399 Persephone", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 5 September 2019, retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. p. 48. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links
- 399 Persephone at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 399 Persephone at the JPL Small-Body Database