881 Athene
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881 Athene (prov. designation: A917 OD or 1917 CL) is a stony background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 22 July 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[1] The likely elongated S/L-type asteroid has a rotation period of 13.9 hours and measures approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter. It was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology.[3]
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Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 22 July 1917 |
Designations | |
(881) Athene | |
Pronunciation | /əˈθiːniː/[2] |
Named after | Goddess Athena (Greek mythology)[3] |
A917 OD · 1917 CL | |
Adjectives | Athenian /əˈθiːniən/ |
Orbital characteristics [4] | |
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 102.53 yr (37,449 d) |
Aphelion | 3.1510 AU |
Perihelion | 2.0764 AU |
2.6137 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2056 |
4.23 yr (1,543 d) | |
121.30° | |
0° 13m 59.52s / day | |
Inclination | 14.191° |
277.03° | |
41.313° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | |
11.8[1][4] | |
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