580 Selene
Selene (minor planet designation: 580 Selene) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt. The name Selene is that of an ancient Greek goddess of the Moon. The name may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1905 SE.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 17 December 1905 |
| Designations | |
| (580) Selene | |
| Pronunciation | /sɪˈliːniː/[1] |
| 1905 SE | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.29 yr (40283 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4971 AU (523.16 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.9628 AU (443.23 Gm) |
| 3.2300 AU (483.20 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.082713 |
| 5.81 yr (2120.3 d) | |
| 45.310° | |
| 0° 10m 11.244s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.6614° |
| 99.154° | |
| 334.542° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 22.895±1.6 km |
| 9.47 h (0.395 d) | |
| 0.1218±0.019 | |
| 10.3 | |
This body orbits the Sun nearly midway between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The orbital eccentricity is slightly lower than that of Mars. Based on its light curve, Selene has an estimated rotation period of 0.3947±0.0004 days, or just under 9.5 hours.[3] During each rotation, the apparent magnitude varies by 0.27. The approximate diameter of this asteroid is 46 km.[4] (Some sources list a diameter of up to 56 km.) The albedo is about 7%, comparable to that of the Earth's Moon.
References
- "Selene". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press.
- "580 Selene (1905 SE)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Antonini, Pierre (16 May 2005). "Courbes de rotation d'astéroïdes et de comètes" (in French). Observatoire de Genève. Archived from the original on 8 July 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
- "Occultation by (580) Selene". RASNZ Occultation Section. 18 January 2005. Archived from the original on 21 December 2005. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
External links
- 580 Selene at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 580 Selene at the JPL Small-Body Database
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