Astronomy:897 Lysistrata

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897 Lysistrata
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date3 August 1918
Designations
(897) Lysistrata
Pronunciation/lˈsɪstrətə/[1]
1918 DZ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc97.33 yr (35551 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.7820 astronomical unit|AU (416.18 Gm)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.3016 AU (344.31 Gm)
2.5418 AU (380.25 Gm)
Eccentricity0.094510
Orbital period4.05 yr (1480.2 d)
Mean anomaly87.8819°
Mean motion0° 14m 35.592s / day
Inclination14.326°
Longitude of ascending node257.977°
24.460°
Earth MOID1.29145 AU (193.198 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.32255 AU (347.449 Gm)
TJupiter3.395
Physical characteristics
Mean radius10.955±0.7 km
Rotation period11.26 h (0.469 d)
Geometric albedo0.2619±0.036
Absolute magnitude (H)10.37


897 Lysistrata /lˈsɪstrətə/ is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on August 3, 1918.

This is a member of the dynamic Maria family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]

References

  1. 'Lysistrate' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Yeomans, Donald K., "897 Lysistrata", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=897, retrieved 2 May 2016. 
  3. Veeder, G. J. et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus 114: pp. 186–196, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053, Bibcode1995Icar..114..186V, https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/bitstream/2014/29296/1/95-0212.pdf. 

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