65 Cybele
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Cybele, minor planet designation 65 Cybele, is one of the largest asteroids in the Solar System. It is located in the outer asteroid belt. It is thought to be a remnant primordial body.[6] It gives its name to the Cybele group of asteroids[5] that orbit outward from the Sun from the 2:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter. The X-type asteroid has a relatively short rotation period of 6.0814 hours. It was discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1861, and named after Cybele, the earth goddess.
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Discovery [1][2] | |
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Discovered by | E. W. Tempel |
Discovery site | Marseille Obs. |
Discovery date | 8 March 1861 |
Designations | |
(65) Cybele | |
Pronunciation | /ˈsɪbəliː/[3] |
Named after | Cybele [4] (Hellenistic deity) |
1949 YQ | |
main belt · (outer)[1] Cybele[5] | |
Adjectives | Cybelean /ˌsɪbəˈliːən/, rarely Cybelian /sɪˈbɛliən/ |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 155.98 yr (56,971 d) |
Aphelion | 3.8102 AU |
Perihelion | 3.0464 AU |
3.4283 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1114 |
6.35 yr (2,319 days) | |
168.06° | |
0° 9m 19.08s / day | |
Inclination | 3.5627° |
155.63° | |
102.37° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 297 km × 291 km × 213 km[6] |
Mean diameter | 263±3 km[6] |
Mass | est. (14.8±1.8)×1018 kg[6] |
Mean density | 1.55±0.19 g/cm3[6] |
3.98704 h[7] 4.036 h[8] 4.04 h[9] 4.04052 h[10][11] 6.07 h[12] 6.07 h[13] 6.08±0.05 h[14] 6.081±0.001 h[lower-alpha 1] 6.0814±0.0001 h[15] 6.081434±0.000005 h[16] 6.082±0.001 h[17] | |
0.044[18] 0.050±0.005[19] 0.06±0.03[20] 0.06±0.04[21] 0.0706±0.003[22][23] | |
Tholen = P [1] SMASS = Xc [1] · X [23] B–V = 0.690[1] U–B = 0.271[1] V–R = 0.400±0.007[24] | |
10.67 to 13.64 | |
6.58±0.06[24] · 6.62[1][22][23][21][18] · 6.88±0.26[25] · 6.95[20] | |
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