166 Rhodope

166 Rhodope
Lightcurve-based 3-D model of Rhodope
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. H. F. Peters
Discovery siteLitchfield Obs.
Discovery date15 August 1876
Designations
(166) Rhodope
Pronunciation/ˈrɒdəpiː/[2]
Named after
Queen Rhodope[3]
(Greek mythology)
A876 PB
main-belt · (middle)
background[4] · Eunomia[5]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc132.05 yr (48,233 days)
Aphelion3.2539 AU
Perihelion2.1165 AU
2.6852 AU
Eccentricity0.2118
4.40 yr (1,607 days)
324.65°
0° 13m 26.4s / day
Inclination12.028°
128.92°
264.50°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions39.04±9.79 km[6]
52.393±0.196 km[7]
53.26±0.62 km[8]
54.551±1.535 km[9]
54.56 km (taken)[5]
54.564 km[10]
62.34±21.46 km[11]
65.29±0.80 km[12]
4.714793 h[13]
4.712 h[a]
4.715 h[5]
4.7152±0.0002 h[14]
7.87±0.03 h(poor)[15]
0.046±0.004[12]
0.05±0.03[11]
0.0657±0.0145[9]
0.0747[10]
0.076±0.002[8]
0.10±0.05[6]
Tholen = GC:[1]
SMASS = Xe[1]
C[16] · P[9] · X[5]
B–V = 0.725[1]
U–B = 0.425[1]
9.75[5] · 9.75±0.05[10][15] · 9.89[1][6][8][9][12] · 9.95[11] · 10.22±0.25[16]

166 Rhodope is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 55 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 August 1876, by German–American astronomer Christian Peters at the Litchfield Observatory in Clinton, New York, United States.[17] The asteroid was named after Queen Rhodope from Greek mythology.[3]

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