166 Rhodope
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Rhodope (minor planet designation: 166 Rhodope) is a dark background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 55 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 August 1876, by German–American astronomer Christian Peters at the Litchfield Observatory in Clinton, New York, United States.[17] The asteroid was named after Queen Rhodope from Greek mythology.[3]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
Discovery site | Litchfield Obs. |
Discovery date | 15 August 1876 |
Designations | |
(166) Rhodope | |
Pronunciation | /ˈrɒdəpiː/[2] |
Named after | Queen Rhodope[3] (Greek mythology) |
A876 PB | |
main-belt · (middle) background[4] · Eunomia[5] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 132.05 yr (48,233 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2539 AU |
Perihelion | 2.1165 AU |
2.6852 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2118 |
4.40 yr (1,607 days) | |
324.65° | |
0° 13m 26.4s / day | |
Inclination | 12.028° |
128.92° | |
264.50° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 39.04±9.79 km[6] 52.393±0.196 km[7] 53.26±0.62 km[8] 54.551±1.535 km[9] 54.56 km (taken)[5] 54.564 km[10] 62.34±21.46 km[11] 65.29±0.80 km[12] |
4.714793 h[13] 4.712 h[lower-alpha 1] 4.715 h[5] 4.7152±0.0002 h[14] 7.87±0.03 h(poor)[15] | |
0.046±0.004[12] 0.05±0.03[11] 0.0657±0.0145[9] 0.0747[10] 0.076±0.002[8] 0.10±0.05[6] | |
Tholen = GC:[1] SMASS = Xe[1] C[16] · P[9] · X[5] B–V = 0.725[1] U–B = 0.425[1] | |
9.75[5] · 9.75±0.05[10][15] · 9.89[1][6][8][9][12] · 9.95[11] · 10.22±0.25[16] | |
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