53 Kalypso

53 Kalypso
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Theodor Robert Luther
Discovery date April 4, 1858
Designations
Named after Calypso
Alternate name(s)  
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5)
Aphelion 471.807 Gm (3.154 AU)
Perihelion 311.998 Gm (2.086 AU)
Semi-major axis 391.903 Gm (2.620 AU)
Eccentricity 0.204
Orbital period 1548.736 d (4.24 a)
Average orbital speed 18.21 km/s
Mean anomaly 98.113°
Inclination 5.153°
Longitude of ascending node 143.813°
Argument of perihelion 312.330°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 115.4 km
Mass 1.6×1018 kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity 0.0323 m/s²
Escape velocity 0.0610 km/s
Rotation period ? d
Albedo 0.040 [1]
Temperature ~172 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude (H) 8.81

53 Kalypso ( /kəˈlɪps/) is a large and very dark main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Robert Luther on April 4, 1858 at Düsseldorf. It is named after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology, a name it shares with Calypso, a moon of Saturn.

References

  1. ^ Asteroid Data Sets