Astronomy:669 Kypria
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 20 August 1908 |
| Designations | |
| (669) Kypria | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪpriə/[1] |
| 1908 DQ | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.22 yr (40258 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.2452 astronomical unit|AU (485.48 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.7840 AU (416.48 Gm) |
| 3.0146 AU (450.98 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.076496 |
| Orbital period | 5.23 yr (1911.8 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 277.943° |
| Mean motion | 0° 11m 17.88s / day |
| Inclination | 10.794° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 170.761° |
| 114.672° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 15.875±0.65 km |
| Rotation period | 14.283 h (0.5951 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1405±0.012 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.24 |
669 Kypria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on August 20, 1908.
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]
References
- ↑ Cyprian (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=Cyprian (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "669 Kypria", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=669, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Veeder, G. J. et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus 114: pp. 186–196, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053, Bibcode: 1995Icar..114..186V, https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/2014/29296/1/95-0212.pdf.
External links
- 669 Kypria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 669 Kypria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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