627 Charis
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | March 4, 1907 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | 1907 XS |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.082 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.714 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.898 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.063 |
| Orbital period | 4.934 a |
| Mean anomaly | 162.618° |
| Inclination | 6.472° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 142.679° |
| Argument of perihelion | 174.972° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Rotation period | 27.888[2] h |
627 Charis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on March 4, 1907 from Heidelberg.[3] It was named after the goddess Charis, the wife of Hephaestus from Greek mythology.[4]
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2012 gave a light curve with a period of 27.888 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.35 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]
References
- ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "164 Eva", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ a b Pilcher, Frederick (October 2012), "Rotation Period Determinations for 47 Aglaja, 252 Clementina, 611 Valeria, 627 Charis, and 756 Lilliana", Planetary and Space Science 39: 220-222, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39..220P.
- ^ "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances (IAU Minor Planet center), retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.), Springer, p. 61, ISBN 3642297188.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Datasite page on this space object
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