Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 30 July 1905 |
Designations | |
(570) Kythera | |
Pronunciation | /kɪˈθɪərə/[1] |
1905 QX | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.72 yr (40440 d) |
Aphelion | 3.8365 AU (573.93 Gm) |
Perihelion | 3.0101 AU (450.30 Gm) |
3.4233 AU (512.12 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.12071 |
6.33 yr (2313.5 d) | |
125.278° | |
0° 9m 20.196s / day | |
Inclination | 1.7870° |
223.762° | |
156.205° | |
Physical characteristics | |
51.405±1.4 km | |
8.120 h (0.3383 d) | |
0.0500±0.003 | |
8.81 | |
570 Kythera is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1905 by German astronomer M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg, and was named after the Greek island of Kythira that is associated with Aphrodite.[3] The object is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.[4]
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