Astronomy:399 Persephone
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
.png) A three-dimensional model of 399 Persephone based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 23 February 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (399) Persephone | |
| Pronunciation | /pərˈsɛfəniː/[1] |
| Named after | Persephone |
| 1895 BP | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 120.99 yr (44191 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.2761 astronomical unit|AU (490.10 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.82735 AU (422.966 Gm) |
| 3.0517 AU (456.53 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.073517 |
| Orbital period | 5.33 yr (1947.2 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 255.116° |
| Mean motion | 0° 11m 5.568s / day |
| Inclination | 13.113° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 346.391° |
| 194.023° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 49.13±4.0 km |
| Rotation period | 9.136 h (0.3807 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1838±0.034 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yeomans, Donald K., "399 Persephone", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=399, retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34: pp. 113–119, Bibcode: 2007MPBu...34..113W.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. pp. 48. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=KWrB1jPCa8AC&pg=PA48.
External links
- 399 Persephone at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 399 Persephone at the JPL Small-Body Database
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