587 Hypsipyle, provisional designation 1906 TF, is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 February 1906, by Germany astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[15]
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 February 1906 |
| Designations | |
| (587) Hypsipyle | |
| Pronunciation | /hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/[2] |
Named after | Hypsipyle (Greek mythology)[3] |
| 1906 TF · 1931 CH 1956 EN1 | |
| main-belt · (inner) [4] Phocaea [5] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.10 yr (40,578 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7254 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9442 AU |
| 2.3348 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1673 |
| 3.57 yr (1,303 days) | |
| 85.891° | |
| 0° 16m 34.68s / day | |
| Inclination | 24.993° |
| 324.58° | |
| 188.53° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 11.022±0.086 km[6] 11.51±0.50 km[7] 12.944±0.103 km[8] 12.991 km[9] 12.99 km (taken)[4] 13.54±0.28 km[10] |
| 2.8881±0.0006 h[11] 2.8899±0.0006 h[12] 13.6816±0.0005 h[13] | |
| 0.081±0.004[10] 0.1392[9] 0.1413±0.0237[8] 0.208±0.034[6] 0.474±0.340[7] | |
| S [4] | |
| 11.12[7] · 11.73±0.39[14] · 11.9[1] · 12.70[10] · 12.19[8] · 12.19±0.11[4][11][9] | |
The asteroid was named after the Queen Hypsipyle from Greek mythology and is one of the principal members of the Phocaea family.[5]: 23
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