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238 Hypatia
| Column 1 |
|---|
| 3D model based on lightcurve data |
| Viktor Knorre |
| 1 July 1884 |
| (238) Hypatia |
| /hɪˈpeɪʃiə/ |
| Hypatia |
| A884 NA, 1947 HA |
| Main belt |
| Hypatian |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 |
| 124.07 yr (45318 d) |
| 3.1652 AU (473.51 Gm) |
| 2.6514 AU (396.64 Gm) |
| 2.9083 AU (435.08 Gm) |
| 0.088335 |
| 4.96 yr (1811.5 d) |
| 17.47 km/s |
| 170.00° |
| 0° 11m 55.392s / day |
| 12.413° |
| 183.89° |
| 210.750° |
| 148.49±3.6 km146.13 ± 2.66 km |
| (4.90 ± 1.70) × 1018 kg |
| 2.99 ± 1.05 g/cm3 |
| 8.8749 h (0.36979 d) |
| 0.0428±0.002 |
| C |
| 8.18 |
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238 Hypatia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by Russian astronomer Viktor Knorre on July 1, 1884, in Berlin. It was the third of his four asteroid discoveries. The name was given in honour of philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria. Based upon the spectrum, it is classified as a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. Like many asteroids of this type, its surface is very dark in colour.
Orbit of Hypatia (blue ring)
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the European Southern Observatory in 1981 gave a light curve with a period of 8.9 ± 0.1 hours and a brightness variation of 0.12 in magnitude. Stellar occultation events were observed for this asteroid during 2001 and 2005. The resulting chords provided cross-section diameter estimates of 146.5 and 145.3 km, respectively.
- The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
- Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances
- Asteroid Lightcurve Data File
- 238 Hypatia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 238 Hypatia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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