215 Oenone
Oenone (minor planet designation: 215 Oenone) is a typical Main belt asteroid.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Viktor Knorre |
| Discovery date | 7 April 1880 |
| Designations | |
| (215) Oenone | |
| Pronunciation | /iːˈnoʊniː/[1] |
Named after | Oenōnē |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| 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) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.91 km/s |
| 90.9597° | |
| 0° 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 | |
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
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "215 Oenone". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
- 215 Oenone at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 215 Oenone at the JPL Small-Body Database
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