1051 Merope

1051 Merope
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date16 September 1925
Designations
(1051) Merope
Pronunciation/ˈmɛrəpiː/[2]
Named after
Μερόπη Meropē[3]
(Greek mythology)
1925 SA · 1926 XA
1931 TM3 · 1936 OG
A908 TE
main-belt[1] · (outer)[4][5]
Alauda[6]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc92.19 yr (33,673 d)
Aphelion3.5341 AU
Perihelion2.8948 AU
3.2144 AU
Eccentricity0.0994
5.76 yr (2,105 d)
25.459°
0° 10m 15.6s / day
Inclination23.507°
180.72°
152.97°
Physical characteristics
60.439±0.146 km[7]
65.130±0.245 km[8]
67.11 km (derived)[5]
67.21±1.9 km[9]
69.22±21.30 km[10]
69.85±0.88 km[11]
74.36±28.24 km[12]
13.717±0.0164 h[13]
27.2±0.3 h[14]
0.03±0.05[12]
0.0358 (derived)[5]
0.040±0.001[11]
0.04±0.03[10]
0.0429±0.003[9]
0.0457±0.0058[8]
0.053±0.009[7]
P[8] · C[15]
9.90[8][9][11] · 10.0[4]
10.05±0.40[15]
10.051±0.001 (R)[13]
10.10[5][10] · 10.11[12]

1051 Merope /ˈmɛrəpiː/ is a dark Alauda asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 68 kilometers (42 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 16 September 1925, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Heidelberg, Germany, and given the provisional designation 1925 SA.[1] Reinmuth named it after the nymph Merope from Greek mythology.[3] The asteroid has a rotation period of 27.2 hours.[5]

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