1388 Aphrodite
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | E. Delporte |
Discovery site | Uccle—Belgium |
Discovery date | 24 September 1935 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 1388 Aphrodite |
Named after
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Aphrodite[2] |
1935 SS · A914 TC | |
main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 79.96 yr (29,207 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2983 AU |
Perihelion | 2.7369 AU |
3.0176 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0930 |
5.24 yr (1914.7 days) | |
132.96° | |
Inclination | 11.179° |
54.483° | |
256.27° | |
Earth MOID | 1.7498 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 25.22 km |
11.9432 h | |
0.1317 | |
B–V = 0.860 U–B = 0.490 |
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11.0 | |
1388 Aphrodite, provisional designation 1935 SS, is a main-belt asteroid, discovered by Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at Royal Observatory of Belgium on September 24, 1935.[1] It measures about 25 kilometers in diameter and is a member of the Eos family.[3]
It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and sexuality, and daughter of Zeus and Dione.[2]
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