Astronomy:632 Pyrrha

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632 Pyrrha
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Modelled shape of Pyrrha from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byAugust Kopff
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date5 April 1907
Designations
(632) Pyrrha
Pronunciation/ˈpɪrə/,[1]
1907 YX
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc109.03 yr (39823 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.1695 astronomical unit|AU (474.15 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.1583 AU (322.88 Gm)
2.6639 AU (398.51 Gm)
Eccentricity0.18979
Orbital period4.35 yr (1588.1 d)
Mean anomaly33.9510°
Mean motion0° 13m 36.084s / day
Inclination2.2156°
Longitude of ascending node356.505°
252.767°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period4.1167 h (0.17153 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)11.4


632 Pyrrha is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

Photometric observations of the minor planet in 2011 gave a rotation period of 4.1167±0.001 h with an amplitude of 0.40±0.04 in magnitude. This result rules out previous determinations of the period.[3]

References

  1. Pyrrhic (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=Pyrrhic  (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "632 Pyrrha (1907 YX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=632;cad=1. 
  3. Pilcher, Frederick (July 2011), "Rotation Period Determinations for 28 Bellona, 81 Terpsichore, 126 Velleda 150 Nuwa, 161 Athor, 419 Aurelia, and 632 Pyrrha", The Minor Planet Bulletin 38 (3): 156–158, Bibcode2011MPBu...38..156P. 

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