432 Pythia

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432 Pythia
432 Pythia.png
Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 432 Pythia.
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date18 December 1897
Designations
(432) Pythia
Pronunciation /ˈpɪθiə/ [1]
Named after
The Pythia
1897 DO
Main belt
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 115.48 yr (42179 d)
Aphelion 2.71405  AU (406.016  Gm)
Perihelion 2.02374 AU (302.747 Gm)
2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14570
3.65 yr (1331.7 d)
4.40721°
0° 16m 13.166s / day
Inclination 12.1207°
88.7589°
173.983°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 46.90±0.8  km
8.252  h (0.3438  d)
0.2338±0.009
8.84

    432 Pythia is a typical Main belt asteroid.

    It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 December 1897 in Nice.

    References

    1. "Pythia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020.
    2. "432 Pythia (1897 DO)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 10 May 2016.