432 Pythia
Pythia (minor planet designation: 432 Pythia) is a typical Main belt asteroid.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 18 December 1897 |
| Designations | |
| (432) Pythia | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɪθiə/[1] |
Named after | The Pythia |
| 1897 DO | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 115.48 yr (42179 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.71405 AU (406.016 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.02374 AU (302.747 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.14570 |
| 3.65 yr (1331.7 d) | |
| 4.40721° | |
| 0° 16m 13.166s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.1207° |
| 88.7589° | |
Argument of perihelion | 173.983° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 46.90±0.8 km |
| 8.252 h (0.3438 d) | |
| 0.2338±0.009 | |
| 8.84 | |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 December 1897 in Nice.
References
- "Pythia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d.
- "432 Pythia (1897 DO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
- 432 Pythia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 432 Pythia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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