52872 Okyrhoe
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| Discovery A | |
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| Discoverer | Spacewatch |
| Discovery date | September 19, 1998 |
| Alternate designations B |
1998 SG35 |
| Category | centaur |
| Orbital elements C | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.308 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 8.382 AU[1] |
| Perihelion (q) | 5.800 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 10.964 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | |
| Mean orbital speed | ? |
| Inclination (i) | 15.6 |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
173.2 |
| Argument of perihelion (ω) |
338.2 |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 348.1 |
| Physical characteristics D | |
| Dimensions | 45 km[2] |
| Mass | ? |
| Density | ? |
| Surface gravity | ? |
| Escape velocity | ? |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Spectral class | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 11.3 |
| Albedo (geometric) | ? |
| Mean surface temperature |
? |
52872 Okyrhoe (pronounced /əˈkɪroʊi/, from Greek: Οκυροη, Οκυρροη) is a centaur orbiting in the outer Solar system between Jupiter and Neptune. It was discovered on September 19, 1998 by Spacewatch.
[edit] References
- ^ List Of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects
- ^ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/net/astro/tnoslist.html
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