52872 Okyrhoe

52872 Okyrhoe
Discovery
Discovered bySpacewatch
Discovery siteKitt Peak Obs.
Discovery date19 September 1998
Designations
(52872) Okyrhoe
Pronunciation/oʊˈkɪroʊ.iː/[1]
Named after
Ωκυρόη, Ωκυρρόη Ōkyroē, Ōkyrroē
1998 SG35
centaur[2][3][4]
Symbol (astrological)
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc5393 days (14.77 yr)
Aphelion10.908 AU (1.6318 Tm)
Perihelion5.7875 AU (865.80 Gm)
8.3478 AU (1.24881 Tm)
Eccentricity0.30670
24.12 yr (8809.66 d)
118.92°
0° 2m 27.11s / day
Inclination15.665°
173.03°
337.79°
Jupiter MOID0.468729 AU (70.1209 Gm)
TJupiter2.945
Physical characteristics
49 km[5]
8.3 h[6]
0.03[7]
B–V = 0.743±0.065[8]
10.8[2]

52872 Okyrhoe /oʊˈkɪroʊ.iː/ is a centaur orbiting in the outer Solar System between Jupiter and Saturn. It was discovered on 19 September 1998, by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona, United States, and named after Ocyrhoe from Greek mythology.

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