53 Kalypso
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| Kalypsonian orbital characteristics 1 | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.619 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.084 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.154 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Kalypsonian physical characteristics 1 | |
| Diameter | 115.4 km |
| Rotation period 3 | 17 hours |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.81 |
| Albedo 4 | 0.040 |
| History 2 | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1858 |
53 Kalypso is a large and very dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on April 4, 1858. It is named after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
Calypso is also the name of a moon of Saturn.
[edit] Aspects
| Stationary, retrograde |
Opposition | Distance to Earth (AU) |
Maximum brightness (mag) |
Stationary, prograde |
Conjunction to Sun |
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| 19 April 2005 | 17 December 2005 | 1.14266 | 10.9 | 25 January 2006 | 5 March 2006 |
| 12 October 2006 | 1 April 2007 | 2.01800 | 13.0 | 24 May 2007 | 18 July 2007 |
| 30 December 2007 | 14 June 2008 | 1.97801 | 12.8 | 6 August 2008 | 27 September 2008 |
| 19 March 2009 | 31 October 2009 | 1.12007 | 11.0 | 10 December 2009 | 19 January 2010 |
| 13 September 2010 | 15 March 2011 | 1.85900 | 12.7 | 4 May 2011 | 27 June 2011 |
| 14 December 2011 | 24 May 2012 | 2.09133 | 13.0 | 18 July 2012 | 10 September 2012 |
| 23 February 2013 | 18 September 2013 | 1.28869 | 11.5 | 28 October 2013 | 12 December 2013 |
| 3 August 2014 | 23 February 2015 | 1.64306 | 12.3 | 11 April 2015 | 31 May 2015 |
| 27 November 2015 | 7 May 2016 | 2.14060 | 13.2 | 1 July 2016 | 25 August 2016 |
| 4 February 2017 | 12 August 2017 | 1.53130 | 12.0 | 25 September 2017 | 13 November 2017 |
| 13 June 2018 | 29 January 2019 | 1.39263 | 11.7 | 13 March 2019 | 27 April 2019 |
| 9 November 2019 | 20 April 2020 | 2.12446 | 13.2 | 14 June 2020 | 8 August 2020 |
| Minor planets | ||
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| Previous minor planet | 53 Kalypso | Next minor planet |
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| For other objects and regions, see: asteroid groups and families, binary asteroids, asteroid moons and the Solar system For a complete listing, see: List of asteroids. See also Pronunciation of asteroid names and Meanings of asteroid names. |
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