496 Gryphia

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496 Gryphia
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date October 25, 1902
Designations
Alternative names 1902 KH; 1931 TB;
1931 TN2; 1933 FQ;
1936 CB; 1951 WS2
Orbital characteristics
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 2.374 AU
Perihelion 2.024 AU
Semi-major axis 2.199 AU
Eccentricity 0.080
Orbital period 3.260 a
Mean anomaly 138.405°
Inclination 3.789°
Longitude of ascending node 207.766°
Argument of perihelion 258.307°

    496 Gryphia is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 15 km and it has an albedo of 0.168.[2]

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