.png) A three-dimensional model of 669 Kypria based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 20 August 1908 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (669) Kypria |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪpriə/ |
| Alternative designations | 1908 DQ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 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) |
| Semi-major axis | 3.0146 AU (450.98 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.076496 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.23 yr (1911.8 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 277.943° |
| Mean motion | 0° 11 17.88 / day |
| Inclination | 10.794° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 170.761° |
| Argument of perihelion | 114.672° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 15.875±0.65 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 14.283 h (0.5951 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1405±0.012 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.24 |
669 Kypria is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on August 20, 1908.
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.
References
- "Cyprian". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution 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, vol. 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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