672 Astarte

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Discovered by| August Kopff
Discovery site| Heidelberg
Discovery date| 21 September 1908
Designations

MPC designation

| (672) Astarte
Pronunciation| /əˈstɑːrtiː/[1]

Alternative designations

| 1908 DY
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc| 109.04 yr (39826 d)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}| 2.9012 astronomical unit|AU (434.01 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}| 2.2093 AU (330.51 Gm)

Semi-major axis

| 2.5553 AU (382.27 Gm)
Eccentricity| 0.13538
Orbital period| 4.08 yr (1492.0 d)
Mean anomaly| 199.236°
Mean motion| 0° 14m 28.644s / day
Inclination| 11.125°
Longitude of ascending node| 343.936°

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

| 308.810°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions| 28.5±1.3 km[3]
32.3±1.0 km[3]
Rotation period| 22.572 h (0.9405 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)| 11.5

672 Astarte is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

## References

1. ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
2. ↑ "672 Astarte (1908 DY)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=672;cad=1.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Choukroun, A.; Marciniak, A.; Ďurech, J.; Perła, J.; Ogłoza, W.; Szakats, R.; Molnar, L.; Pal, A. et al. (2025). "Asteroid sizes determined with thermophysical model and stellar occultations". Astronomy & Astrophysics 698: A298. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202554476. Bibcode: 2025A&A...698A.298C.

## External links

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

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