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570 Kythera
Discovery
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date30 July 1905
Designations
MPC designation(570) Kythera
Pronunciation/kɪˈθɪərə/
Alternative designations1905 QX
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.72 yr (40440 d)
Aphelion3.8365 AU (573.93 Gm)
Perihelion3.0101 AU (450.30 Gm)
Semi-major axis3.4233 AU (512.12 Gm)
Eccentricity0.12071
Orbital period (sidereal)6.33 yr (2313.5 d)
Mean anomaly125.278°
Mean motion0° 9 20.196 / day
Inclination1.7870°
Longitude of ascending node223.762°
Argument of perihelion156.205°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius51.405±1.4 km
Synodic rotation period8.120 h (0.3383 d)
Geometric albedo0.0500±0.003
Absolute magnitude (H)8.81

570 Kythera is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1905 by German astronomer M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg, and was named after the Greek island of Kythira that is associated with Aphrodite. The object is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.

References

  1. 'Cythera' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. "570 Kythera (1905 QX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz (2003), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Springer Science & Business Media, p. 59, ISBN 9783540002383.
  4. Lagerkvist, Claes-Ingvar; et al. (January 2001), "A Study of Cybele Asteroids. I. Spin Properties of Ten Asteroids", Icarus, 149 (1): 190–197, Bibcode:2001Icar..149..190L, doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6507.

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