Pythia (minor planet designation: 432 Pythia) is a typical Main belt asteroid.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
Discovery date | 18 December 1897 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (432) Pythia |
Pronunciation | /ˈpɪθiə/[1] |
Named after | The Pythia |
Alternative designations | 1897 DO |
Minor planet category | 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) |
Semi-major axis | 2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.14570 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.65 yr (1331.7 d) |
Mean anomaly | 4.40721° |
Mean motion | 0° 16m 13.166s / day |
Inclination | 12.1207° |
Longitude of ascending node | 88.7589° |
Argument of perihelion | 173.983° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 46.90±0.8 km |
Synodic rotation period | 8.252 h (0.3438 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.2338±0.009 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.84 |
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 December 1897 in Nice.
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