899 Jokaste

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899 Jokaste
Discovery
Discovered by Max Wolf
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date3 August 1918
Designations
(899) Jokaste
PronunciationGerman: [joːkastə]
Classically: p /ˈkæst/
1918 EB
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 97.71 yr (35688 days)
Aphelion 3.4884  AU (521.86  Gm)
Perihelion 2.3242 AU (347.70 Gm)
2.9063 AU (434.78 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20028
4.95 yr (1809.7 d)
229.912°
0° 11m 56.148s / day
Inclination 12.467°
252.430°
127.690°
Earth  MOID 1.35068 AU (202.059 Gm)
Jupiter  MOID 2.07017 AU (309.693 Gm)
TJupiter 3.220
Physical characteristics
13.845±0.45 km
6.245  h (0.2602  d)
0.2026±0.014
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    References

    1. "899 Jokaste (1918 EB)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 2 May 2016.