1388 Aphrodite
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle—Belgium |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1935 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1388 Aphrodite |
Named after | Aphrodite[2] |
| 1935 SS · A914 TC | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.96 yr (29,207 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2983 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7369 AU |
| 3.0176 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0930 |
| 5.24 yr (1914.7 days) | |
| 132.96° | |
| Inclination | 11.179° |
| 54.483° | |
| 256.27° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.7498 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 25.22 km |
| 11.9432 h | |
| 0.1317 | |
|
B–V = 0.860 U–B = 0.490 | |
| 11.0 | |
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1388 Aphrodite, provisional designation 1935 SS, is a main-belt asteroid, discovered by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on September 24, 1935.[1] It measures about 25 kilometers in diameter and is a member of the Eos family.[3]
It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality, and daughter of Zeus and Dione.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1388 Aphrodite (1935 SS)" (2015-09-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1388) Aphrodite. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 112. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.
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