201 Penelope
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery date | August 7, 1879 |
| Alternate designations B |
A869 GA |
| Category | Main belt |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.18 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 401.133 Gm (2.681 AU) |
| Perihelion (q) | 329.047 Gm (2.2 AU) |
| Aphelion (Q) | 473.219 Gm (3.163 AU) |
| Orbital period (P) | 1603.743 d (4.39 a) |
| Mean orbital speed | 18.19 km/s |
| Inclination (i) | 5.761° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
157.17° |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
180.769° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 215.135° |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 68.0 km |
| Mass | unknown |
| Density | unknown |
| Surface gravity | unknown |
| Escape velocity | unknown |
| Rotation period | 3.74 h |
| Spectral class | M |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.43 |
| Albedo (geometric) | 0.160 |
| Mean surface temperature |
unknown |
201 Penelope is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as a M-type asteroid.
It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 7, 1879 in Pola. It was his 17th discovery.
The asteroid is named after Penelope, the wife of Odysseus in Homer's The Odyssey.
[edit] References
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Parameters
- Asteroid Albedo Compilation
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