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566 Stereoskopia is a large, outer main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 28 May 1905 from Heidelberg by German astronomer Paul Götz. The discovery was made from photographic plates with the use of a stereo-comparator that had been provided by Carl Pulfrich, a German physicist at the Carl Zeiss Company. The asteroid name is a reference to this device.

This object is a member of the Cybele group located beyond the core of the main belt. It is orbiting at a distance of 3.39 AU with a period of 6.23 yr and an eccentricity of 0.12. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 4.9° to the plane of the ecliptic. Light curve analysis based on photometric data collected during 2008 provide a rotation period of 12.103±0.002 h for this asteroid. It spans a girth of approximately 167 km and is classified as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.

See also

• Minor planet groups

References

1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 566 Stereoskopia (1905 QO)" (2010-06-24 last obs). Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz (2003), Dictionary of minor planet names, vol. 1, Springer, p. 59, ISBN 9783540002383
3. Murdin, Paul (2016), Rock Legends: The Asteroids and Their Discoverers, Springer International Publishing, p. 51, Bibcode:2016rlat.book.....M, ISBN 9783319318363.
4. Fauerbach, Michael; Marks, Scott A. (July 2009), "Lightcurve Analysis of 556 Stereoskopia and 823 Sisigambis", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 36 (3): 96–97, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...96F.
5. Vilas, F.; McFadden, L. A. (June 1987), "New CCD Reflectance Spectra of Outer Belt Asteroids", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 19: 825, Bibcode:1987BAAS...19Q.825V

External links

• 566 Stereoskopia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 566 Stereoskopia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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