587 Hypsipyle

587 Hypsipyle
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date22 February 1906
Designations
(587) Hypsipyle
Pronunciation/hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/[2]
Named after
Hypsipyle
(Greek mythology)[3]
1906 TF · 1931 CH
1956 EN1
main-belt · (inner) [4]
Phocaea [5]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc111.10 yr (40,578 days)
Aphelion2.7254 AU
Perihelion1.9442 AU
2.3348 AU
Eccentricity0.1673
3.57 yr (1,303 days)
85.891°
0° 16m 34.68s / day
Inclination24.993°
324.58°
188.53°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions11.022±0.086 km[6]
11.51±0.50 km[7]
12.944±0.103 km[8]
12.991 km[9]
12.99 km (taken)[4]
13.54±0.28 km[10]
2.8881±0.0006 h[11]
2.8899±0.0006 h[12]
13.6816±0.0005 h[13]
0.081±0.004[10]
0.1392[9]
0.1413±0.0237[8]
0.208±0.034[6]
0.474±0.340[7]
S [4]
11.12[7] · 11.73±0.39[14] · 11.9[1] · 12.70[10] · 12.19[8] · 12.19±0.11[4][11][9]

587 Hypsipyle, provisional designation 1906 TF, is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 February 1906, by Germany astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[15]

The asteroid was named after the Queen Hypsipyle from Greek mythology and is one of the principal members of the Phocaea family.[5]: 23 

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