399 Persephone

Short description: Main-belt asteroid

399 Persephone

A three-dimensional model of 399 Persephone based on its light curve

Discovery
Discovered by| Max Wolf
Discovery date| 23 February 1895
Designations

MPC designation

| (399) Persephone
Pronunciation| /pərˈsɛfəniː/[1]
Named after| Persephone

Alternative designations

| 1895 BP
Minor planet category| Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc| 120.99 yr (44191 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}| 3.2761 astronomical unit|AU (490.10 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}| 2.82735 AU (422.966 Gm)

Semi-major axis

| 3.0517 AU (456.53 Gm)
Eccentricity| 0.073517
Orbital period| 5.33 yr (1947.2 d)
Mean anomaly| 255.116°
Mean motion| 0° 11m 5.568s / day
Inclination| 13.113°
Longitude of ascending node| 346.391°

|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}

| 194.023°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions| 49.13±4.0 km
Rotation period| 9.136 h (0.3807 d)
Geometric albedo| 0.1838±0.034
Absolute magnitude (H)| 9.0,[2] 8.91[3]

Persephone (minor planet designation: 399 Persephone) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 23 February 1895 in Heidelberg.[4]

## References

1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yeomans, Donald K., "399 Persephone", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=399, retrieved 10 May 2016.
3. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin 34: pp. 113–119, Bibcode: 2007MPBu...34..113W.
4. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. pp. 48. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=KWrB1jPCa8AC&pg=PA48.

## External links

* 399 Persephone at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
* Ephemeris * Observation prediction * Orbital info * Proper elements * Observational info
* 399 Persephone at the JPL Small-Body Database
* Close approach * Discovery * Ephemeris * Orbit diagram * Orbital elements * Physical parameters

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