438 Zeuxo
Topic: Astronomy
From Handwiki - Reading time: 2 minShort description: Main-belt asteroid
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Auguste Charlois |
| Discovery date | 8 November 1898 |
| Designations | |
| (438) Zeuxo | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈzjuːksoʊ/[1] |
| Named after | Ζευξώ Zeyxō |
| 1898 DU | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Adjectives | Zeuxoian /zjuːkˈsoʊ.iən/ |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.43 yr (42893 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.72775 astronomical unit|AU (408.066 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.38099 AU (356.191 Gm) |
| 2.55437 AU (382.128 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.067876 |
| Orbital period | 4.08 yr (1491.2 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 83.4825° |
| Mean motion | 0° 14m 29.119s / day |
| Inclination | 7.37183° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 49.1436° |
| 211.380° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 61.14±3.9 km |
| Rotation period | 8.831 h (0.3680 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0568±0.008 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.80 |
Zeuxo (minor planet designation: 438 Zeuxo) is a large Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 November 1898 in Nice and was named after the Oceanid Zeuxo.
References
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ "438 Zeuxo (1898 DU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=438;cad=1.
External links
- 438 Zeuxo at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 438 Zeuxo at the JPL Small-Body Database
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