432 Pythia is a typical Main belt asteroid.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 18 December 1897 |
Designations | |
(432) Pythia | |
Pronunciation | /ˈpɪθiə/[1] |
Named after | The Pythia |
1897 DO | |
Main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 115.48 yr (42179 d) |
Aphelion | 2.71405 AU (406.016 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.02374 AU (302.747 Gm) |
2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.14570 |
3.65 yr (1331.7 d) | |
4.40721° | |
0° 16m 13.166s / day | |
Inclination | 12.1207° |
88.7589° | |
173.983° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 46.90±0.8 km |
8.252 h (0.3438 d) | |
0.2338±0.009 | |
8.84 | |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 December 1897 in Nice.
References
edit- ^ "Pythia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020.
- ^ "432 Pythia (1897 DO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
edit- 432 Pythia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 432 Pythia at the JPL Small-Body Database