Discovery
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Discovered by | P.P. Henry |
Discovery date | August 12, 1882 |
Designations
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Named after | Philosophy |
Alternate name(s) | A919 AA, 1933 SD1, 1949 OO1 |
Minor planet category |
Main belt |
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
Aphelion | 564.979 Gm (3.777 AU) |
Perihelion | 378.046 Gm (2.527 AU) |
Semi-major axis | 471.513 Gm (3.152 AU) |
Eccentricity | 0.198 |
Orbital period | 2043.817 d (5.6 a) |
Average orbital speed | 16.78 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 57.849° |
Inclination | 9.148° |
Longitude of ascending node | 327.808° |
Argument of perihelion | 262.118° |
Physical characteristics
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Dimensions | 87.0 km |
Mass | unknown |
Mean density | unknown |
Equatorial surface gravity | unknown |
Escape velocity | unknown |
Rotation period | unknown |
Albedo | unknown |
Temperature | unknown |
Spectral type | unknown |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.7 |
227 Philosophia is a large main-belt asteroid.
It was discovered by P.P. Henry on August 12, 1882, in Paris and named after philosophy.
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