823 Sisigambis is an asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 17 km and it has an albedo of 0.179.[3] Its rotation period is unknown but appears to be greater than at least 12 hours.[4][5] The asteroid is named after Sisygambis, the mother of Darius III of Persia.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 31 March 1916 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (823) Sisigambis |
Pronunciation | /sɪsɪˈɡæmbɪs/[1] |
Alternative designations | 1916 ZG; A913 JB; 1937 QE; 1939 FA1; 1969 FN |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 100.04 yr (36540 d) |
Aphelion | 2.4213 AU (362.22 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.0211 AU (302.35 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 2.2212 AU (332.29 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.090088 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.31 yr (1209.2 d) |
Mean anomaly | 176.61° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 51.828s / day |
Inclination | 3.6456° |
Longitude of ascending node | 255.028° |
Argument of perihelion | 218.602° |
Earth MOID | 1.03763 AU (155.227 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.65835 AU (397.683 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.641 |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 8.315±0.7 km |
Synodic rotation period | 146 h (6.1 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.1793±0.034 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
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