438 Zeuxo is a large Main belt asteroid.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 8 November 1898 |
Designations | |
(438) Zeuxo | |
Pronunciation | /ˈzjuːksoʊ/[1] |
Named after | Ζευξώ Zeyxō |
1898 DU | |
Main belt | |
Adjectives | Zeuxoian /zjuːkˈsoʊ.iən/ |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 117.43 yr (42893 d) |
Aphelion | 2.72775 AU (408.066 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.38099 AU (356.191 Gm) |
2.55437 AU (382.128 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.067876 |
4.08 yr (1491.2 d) | |
83.4825° | |
0° 14m 29.119s / day | |
Inclination | 7.37183° |
49.1436° | |
211.380° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 61.14±3.9 km |
8.831 h (0.3680 d) | |
0.0568±0.008 | |
9.80 | |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 November 1898 in Nice and was named after the Oceanid Zeuxo.
References
edit- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "438 Zeuxo (1898 DU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
External links
edit- 438 Zeuxo at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 438 Zeuxo at the JPL Small-Body Database