627 Charis

627 Charis
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date4 March 1907
Designations
(627) Charis
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪrɪs/
Named after
Charis (Greek mythology)[2]
1907 XS · 1929 RJ1
1929 RN1 · 1932 CZ
1947 GK · 1966 DR
A917 DE
main-belt · (outer) [3]
Charis [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.65 yr (40,415 days)
Aphelion3.0675 AU
Perihelion2.7320 AU
2.8998 AU
Eccentricity0.0578
4.94 yr (1,804 days)
318.92°
0° 11m 58.56s / day
Inclination6.4732°
142.48°
176.72°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions38.018±0.146 km[5]
44.745±0.140 km[6]
48.51±2.6 km[3][7]
49.47±0.51 km[8]
62.68±0.41 km[9]
>24 h (dated)[10]
27.888±0.002 h[11]
0.047±0.007[9]
0.0786±0.009[3][7]
0.080±0.002[8]
0.0925±0.0225[6]
Tholen = XB: [1]
SMASS = X [1][3] · P [6]
B–V = 0.680[1]
U–B = 0.261[1]
9.44±0.85[12] · 9.95[1][3][6][7][8][9]

627 Charis /ˈkeɪrɪs/ is an asteroid and the parent body of the Charis family, located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 49 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 March 1907, by German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[13] The asteroid was named after the Greek goddess Charis,[2] a name which may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1907 XS. ('Charis' is in Greek is spelled 'Χάρις'.)

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