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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | P.P. Henry |
Discovery date | 12 August 1882 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (227) Philosophia |
Pronunciation | /fɪloʊˈsɒfiə/ |
Named after | Philosophy |
Alternative designations | A882 PA, 1919 AA 1933 SD1, 1949 OO1 |
Minor planet category | Main belt |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 108.20 yr (39519 d) |
Aphelion | 3.7673 AU (563.58 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.56007 AU (382.981 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.16366 AU (473.277 Gm) |
Eccentricity | 0.19079 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.63 yr (2055.3 d) |
Average orbital speed | 16.78 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 71.2570° |
Mean motion | 0° 10 30.554 / day |
Inclination | 9.1539° |
Longitude of ascending node | 326.254° |
Argument of perihelion | 267.020° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 87.31±2.4 km |
Synodic rotation period | 52.98 h (2.208 d) |
Geometric albedo | 0.0768±0.004 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.1 |
227 Philosophia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Paul-Pierre Henry on August 12, 1882, in Paris and named after the topic of philosophy. Based upon photometric observations, it has a synodic rotation period of 52.98 ± 0.01 with a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
References
- Yeomans, Donald K., "227 Philosophia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 1 September 2014, retrieved 12 May 2016.
- Pilcher, Frederick; Alkema, Michael S. (July 2014), "Rotation Period Determination for 227 Philosophia", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 41 (3): 188–189, Bibcode:2014MPBu...41..188P.
External links
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- 227 Philosophia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 227 Philosophia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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