287 Nephthys

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287 Nephthys
Discovery A
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters
Discovery date August 25, 1889
Alternate
designations
B
Category Main belt
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.023
Semi-major axis (a) 352.002 Gm (2.353 AU)
Perihelion (q) 343.744 Gm (2.298 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 360.26 Gm (2.408 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1318.315 d (3.61 a)
Mean orbital speed 19.42 km/s
Inclination (i) 10.023°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
142.493°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
120.15°
Mean anomaly (M) 59.725°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 68.0 km
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period unknown
Spectral class S
Absolute magnitude 8.3
Albedo (geometric) unknown
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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287 Nephthys is a large Main belt asteroid. It is classified as an S-type asteroid.

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on August 25, 1889 in Clinton, New York.