188 Menippe
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| Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
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| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.760 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.268 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.252 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Inclination | 11.73° |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 38.6 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 11.974 hours |
| Spectral class | S |
| Abs. magnitude | 9.22 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.243 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | C. H. F. Peters, 1878 |
188 Menippe is a main belt asteroid. It has a bright surface and rocky composition.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 18, 1878 and named after Menippe, one of the daughters of Orion in Greek mythology.
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