188 Menippe
Menippe (minor planet designation: 188 Menippe) is a main belt asteroid. The object has a bright surface and rocky composition. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 18, 1878, in Clinton, New York, and named after Menippe, one of the daughters of Orion in Greek mythology.
.png.webp) A three-dimensional model of 188 Menippe based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters, 1878 |
| Discovery date | 18 June 1878 |
| Designations | |
| (188) Menippe | |
| Pronunciation | /mɛˈnɪpiː/[1] |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 100.84 yr (36833 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2542 AU (486.82 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2691 AU (339.45 Gm) |
| 2.7617 AU (413.14 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17835 |
| 4.59 yr (1676.3 d) | |
| 346.69° | |
| 0° 12m 53.1s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.703° |
| 240.91° | |
| 70.177° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.286 AU (192.4 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.07085 AU (309.795 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.288 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 19.305±0.5 km |
| 11.98 h (0.499 d) | |
| 0.2431±0.013 | |
| S | |
| 9.22 | |
Photometric observations during 2010 showed a synodic rotation period of 11.98 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.28 ± 0.02 in magnitude. Because the rotation period is close to twelve hours, observations were needed at two widely separated observatories in order to build a light curve for the complete rotation.[3]
References
- 'Menippa' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "188 Menippe". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- Warner, Brian D.; Higgins, David (October 2010), "Lightcurve Analysis of 188 Menippe", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 37 (4): 143–144, Bibcode:2010MPBu...37..143W.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 188 Menippe, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 188 Menippe at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 188 Menippe at the JPL Small-Body Database
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