577 Rhea

577 Rhea
Discovery
Discovered by M. F. Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 20 October 1905
Designations
MPC designation (577) Rhea
1905 RH
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 110.32 yr (40296 d)
Aphelion 3.5931 AU (537.52 Gm)
Perihelion 2.6297 AU (393.40 Gm)
3.1114 AU (465.46 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.15481
5.49 yr (2004.6 d)
105.219°
 10m 46.524s / day
Inclination 5.2964°
328.579°
330.784°
Earth MOID 1.61538 AU (241.657 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.64327 AU (245.830 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.194
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
19.765±1.15 km
12.249 h (0.5104 d)
0.1792±0.023
9.4

    577 Rhea is a minor planet orbiting the sun. It is named after Rhea, one of the Titans in Greek mythology.

    It should not be confused with Saturn's moon Rhea.

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