332 Siri

332 Siri
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelburg
Discovery date March 19, 1892
Designations
A896 BA, A922 XA
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch June 27, 2015
Aphelion 3.022 AU (452.1 Gm)
Perihelion 2.523 AU (377.4 Gm)
2.772 AU (414.7 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.090
1685.893 d (4.62 yr)
17.89 km/s
101.063°
Inclination 2.847°
31.585°
296.292°
Proper orbital elements
77.941 deg / yr
4.61888 yr
(1687.045 d)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 40.37 km
8.007 hours
Albedo 0.1719
Temperature ~160 K (equilibrium)[2]
9.65[3]

    332 Siri is a main belt asteroid in orbit around the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on March 19, 1892 in Heidelberg.[3] The origin of this asteroid's name is unclear. On October 5, 2092, 332 Siri will pass 4,981,670 km (3,095,470 mi) from the asteroid 29 Amphitrite with a relative velocity of 2.054 kilometers per second.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "332 Siri". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 332.
    2. "Planetary Habitability Calculators". Planetary Habitability Laboratory. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
    3. 1 2 Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.

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