202 Chryseïs

202 Chryseïs
Discovery
Discovered by C. H. F. Peters
Discovery date September 11, 1879
Designations
Named after
Chryseis
A901 TA, 1935 BL
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion 3.367 AU
Perihelion 2.78 AU
3.073 AU
Eccentricity 0.096
1967.947 d
(5.39 yr)
16.99 km/s
323.168°
Inclination 8.833°
137.101°
0.423°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 86.0 km
23.670 ± 0.001[1] h
Albedo 0.256
Spectral type
S
7.42

    202 Chryseïs is a large, lightly coloured Main belt asteroid that is probably composed of silicate rocks. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 11, 1879 in Clinton, New York, and was named after the mythical Trojan woman Chryseis.

    The rotation period for this asteroid is close to a day long, so the construction of a complete light curve requires photometric observations from multiple locations at widely spaced latitudes. This task was completed in January and February, 2011, yielding a synodic rotation period of 23.670 ± 0.001 h, with a brightness variation of 0.20 ± 0.02 in magnitude[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 Stephens, Robert D.; et al. (October 2011), "The Lightcurve for 202 Chryseis", The Minor Planet Bulletin 38 (4): 208209, Bibcode:2011MPBu...38..208S.

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