53 Kalypso
|
|
| Kalypsonian orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
|---|---|
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Semimajor axis | 2.619 AU |
| Perihelion distance | 2.084 AU |
| Aphelion distance | 3.154 AU |
| Orbital period | 4.24 years |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Eccentricity | 0.204 |
| Kalypsonian physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html) | |
| Diameter | 115.4 km |
| Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) | 17 hours |
| Abs. magnitude | 8.81 |
| Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) | 0.040 |
| History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html) | |
| Discoverer | R. Luther, 1858 |
53 Kalypso is a large and very dark main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by R. Luther on April 4, 1858. It is named after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology.
Calypso is also the name of a moon of Saturn.
... | Previous asteroid | 53 Kalypso | Next asteroid | ...
| The minor planets |
| Vulcanoids | Main belt | Groups and families | Near-Earth objects | Jupiter Trojans |
| Centaurs | Trans-Neptunians | Damocloids | Comets | Kuiper belt | Oort cloud |
| (For other objects and regions, see: Binary asteroids, Asteroid moons and the Solar system) |
| (For a complete listing, see: List of asteroids. For pronunciation, see: Pronunciation of asteroid names.) |