802 Epyaxa

802 Epyaxa
Modelled shape of Epyaxa from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date20 March 1915
Designations
(802) Epyaxa
Pronunciation/ɛpiˈæksə/
Named after
Epyaxa
(Queen, 400 BC)[2]
1915 WR · 1930 YK
1931 AX · 1970 AM1
1972 XW · 1977 FG3
main-belt · Flora [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc101.08 yr (36920 d)
Aphelion2.3696 AU (354.49 Gm)
Perihelion2.0225 AU (302.56 Gm)
2.1960 AU (328.52 Gm)
Eccentricity0.079036
3.25 yr (1188.7 d)
100.80°
0° 18m 10.296s / day
Inclination5.2028°
7.8338°
115.75°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions7.423±0.193 km[4]
7.82 km (calculated)[3]
4.392±0.002 h[5]
4.389±0.002 h[6]
4.394±0.005 h[7]
4.389±0.005 h[8]
4.389±0.001 h[9]
4.3902±0.0006 h[10]
4.39012±0.00005 h[11]
4.392 h (0.1830 d)[1]
0.2923±0.0802[4]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
S [3]
12.7[1]

802 Epyaxa, provisional designation 1915 WR, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, on 20 March 1915.[12]

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