432 Pythia

432 Pythia
Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	18 December 1897
Designations
Named after	The Pythia
Alternative names	1897 DO
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	115.48 yr (42179 d)
Aphelion	2.71405 AU (406.016 Gm)
Perihelion	2.02374 AU (302.747 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14570
Orbital period	3.65 yr (1331.7 d)
Average orbital speed	19.35 km/s
Mean anomaly	4.40721°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 13.166^s / day
Inclination	12.1207°
Longitude of ascending node	88.7589°
Argument of perihelion	173.983°
Earth MOID	1.00819 AU (150.823 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.36058 AU (353.138 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.502
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	7004469000000000000♠46.90±0.8 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Equatorial surface gravity	unknown
Equatorial escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	8.252 h (0.3438 d)
Geometric albedo	6999233800000000000♠0.2338±0.009
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.84

432 Pythia is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on December 18, 1897 in Nice.

References

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