1388 Aphrodite

1388 Aphrodite
Discovery[1]
Discovered by E. Delporte
Discovery site Uccle—Belgium
Discovery date 24 September 1935
Designations
MPC designation 1388 Aphrodite
Named after
Aphrodite[2]
1935 SS · A914 TC
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 80.56 yr (29423 days)
Aphelion 3.2984 AU (493.43 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7430 AU (410.35 Gm)
3.0207 AU (451.89 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.091928
5.25 yr (1917.6 d)
208.16°
 11m 15.864s / day
Inclination 11.177°
54.439°
256.30°
Earth MOID 1.75559 AU (262.633 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.93419 AU (289.351 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.211
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 25.22 km
Mean radius
12.61±1.4 km
11.9432 h (0.49763 d)
0.1317±0.035
B–V = 0.860
U–B = 0.490
11.0

    1388 Aphrodite, provisional designation 1935 SS, is a main-belt asteroid, discovered by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on September 24, 1935.[1] It measures about 25 kilometers in diameter and is a member of the Eos family.[3]

    It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality, and daughter of Zeus and Dione.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1388 Aphrodite (1935 SS)" (2015-09-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1388) Aphrodite. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 112. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    3. Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.

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