Polyxena (minor planet designation: 595 Polyxena) is an asteroid, a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 27 March 1906 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (595) Polyxena |
Pronunciation | /pɒˈlɪksɪnə/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1906 TZ |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.05 yr (40197 d) |
Aphelion | 3.4085 AU (509.90 Gm) |
Perihelion | 3.0083 AU (450.04 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.2084 AU (479.97 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.062376 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.75 yr (2099.1 d) |
Mean anomaly | 355.26° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 17.4s / day |
Inclination | 17.828° |
Longitude of ascending node | 23.909° |
Argument of perihelion | 279.182° |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 54.535±1.1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 11.801 h (0.4917 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0937±0.004 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.9 |
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