215 Oenone

215 Oenone
Discovery
Discovered by Viktor Knorre
Discovery date 7 April 1880
Designations
MPC designation (215) Oenone
Named after
Oenone
n/a
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 110.31 yr (40289 d)
Aphelion 2.86620 AU (428.777 Gm)
Perihelion 2.66563 AU (398.773 Gm)
2.76592 AU (413.776 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.036257
4.60 yr (1680.2 d)
17.91 km/s
90.9597°
 12m 51.343s / day
Inclination 1.68583°
25.0036°
315.903°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 35.51±0.9 km
Mass '
27.937 h (1.1640 d)
0.2044±0.011
Temperature unknown
9.4

    215 Oenone is a typical Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Viktor Knorre on April 7, 1880, in Germany. It was the second of his four asteroid discoveries.

    It was named after Oenone, a nymph in Greek mythology.

    References

    1. "215 Oenone". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.


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