763 Cupido

763 Cupido
Discovery [1]
Discovered byF. Kaiser
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date25 September 1913
Designations
(763) Cupido
Pronunciation/kjuːˈpaɪdoʊ/[2]
Named after
Cupid (Latin: Cupīdō)
(Roman god)[3]
A913 SE · 1933 TA
1958 AF · 1913 ST
main-belt [1][4] · (inner)
Flora [5][6] · background [7]
AdjectivesCupidinian /kjuːpɪˈdɪniən/[8]
Orbital characteristics [4]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc106.59 yr (38,932 d)
Aphelion2.6136 AU
Perihelion1.8693 AU
2.2415 AU
Eccentricity0.1660
3.36 yr (1,226 d)
279.59°
0° 17m 37.32s / day
Inclination4.0828°
289.82°
88.860°
Physical characteristics
7.005±0.115 km[9][10]
151.5±0.1 h[11]
0.373±0.072[9][10]
SL (SDSS-MOC)[12]

763 Cupido (prov. designation: A913 SE or 1913 ST) is a Flora asteroid, tumbler and slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 25 September 1913, by German astronomer Franz Kaiser at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[1] The S/L-type asteroid has an exceptionally long rotation period of 151 hours. It was named by its Latin name after Cupid, the Roman god of erotic love, attraction and affection.[3]

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