669 Kypria
669 Kypria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on August 20, 1908.
![]() A three-dimensional model of 669 Kypria based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | August Kopff |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 20 August 1908 |
Designations | |
(669) Kypria | |
Pronunciation | /ˈkɪpriə/[1] |
1908 DQ | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.22 yr (40258 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2452 AU (485.48 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7840 AU (416.48 Gm) |
3.0146 AU (450.98 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.076496 |
5.23 yr (1911.8 d) | |
277.943° | |
0° 11m 17.88s / day | |
Inclination | 10.794° |
170.761° | |
114.672° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 15.875±0.65 km |
14.283 h (0.5951 d) | |
0.1405±0.012 | |
10.24 | |
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]
References
- "Cyprian". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Yeomans, Donald K., "669 Kypria", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 5 May 2016.
- Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry" (PDF), Icarus, 114, pp. 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.
External links
- 669 Kypria at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 669 Kypria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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