875 Nymphe

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875 Nymphe
875Nymphe (Lightcurve Inversion).png
A three-dimensional model of 875 Nymphe based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date19 May 1917
Designations
(875) Nymphe
Pronunciation /ˈnɪmf/
1917 CF
Adjectives Nymphean /nɪmˈfən/ [1]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 98.37 yr (35928 days)
Aphelion 2.9403  AU (439.86  Gm)
Perihelion 2.1660 AU (324.03 Gm)
2.5531 AU (381.94 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.15162
4.08 yr (1490.1 d)
43.2941°
0° 14m 29.76s / day
Inclination 14.575°
196.094°
117.430°
Earth  MOID 1.19548 AU (178.841 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.47772 AU (370.662 Gm)
TJupiter 3.378
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
6.875±0.3 km
9.57 ± 0.01 h, [3] 12.618  h (0.5258  d) [2]
0.2346±0.022
11.2

    875 Nymphe is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids. [3]

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    References

    1. "nymphean" . Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press.(Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
    2. 1 2 "875 Nymphe (1917 CF)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    3. 1 2 Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus, 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.