399 Persephone

399 Persephone
	A three-dimensional model of 399 Persephone based on its light curve
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery date	23 February 1895
Designations
MPC designation	(399) Persephone
Pronunciation	/pərˈsɛfəniː/[1]
Named after	Persephone
Alternative designations	1895 BP
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	120.99 yr (44191 d)
Aphelion	3.2761 AU (490.10 Gm)
Perihelion	2.82735 AU (422.966 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.0517 AU (456.53 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.073517
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.33 yr (1947.2 d)
Mean anomaly	255.116°
Mean motion	0° 11m 5.568s / day
Inclination	13.113°
Longitude of ascending node	346.391°
Argument of perihelion	194.023°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	49.13±4.0 km
Synodic rotation period	9.136 h (0.3807 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1838±0.034
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.0,[2] 8.91[3]

Persephone (minor planet designation: 399 Persephone) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 23 February 1895 in Heidelberg.[4]

References

Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
Yeomans, Donald K., "399 Persephone", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, archived from the original on 5 September 2019, retrieved 10 May 2016.
Warner, Brian D. (December 2007), "Initial Results of a Dedicated H-G Project", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 34, pp. 113–119, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34..113W.
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer. p. 48. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

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