595 Polyxena
 A three-dimensional model of 595 Polyxena based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 27 March 1906 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (595) Polyxena |
| Pronunciation | /pɒˈlɪksɪnə/[1] |
| 1906 TZ | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.05 yr (40197 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.4085 AU (509.90 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.0083 AU (450.04 Gm) |
| 3.2084 AU (479.97 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.062376 |
| 5.75 yr (2099.1 d) | |
| 355.26° | |
| 0° 10m 17.4s / day | |
| Inclination | 17.828° |
| 23.909° | |
| 279.182° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 54.535±1.1 km |
Synodic rotation period | 11.801 h (0.4917 d) |
| 0.0937±0.004 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.9 |
Polyxena (minor planet designation: 595 Polyxena) is an asteroid, a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References[]
- ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "595 Polyxena (1906 TZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links[]
- Lightcurve plot of 595 Polyxena, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2008)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- 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
- 595 Polyxena at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 595 Polyxena at the JPL Small-Body Database
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- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
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- Discoveries by August Kopff
- Minor planets named from Greek mythology
- Named minor planets
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1906
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