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431 Nephele

431 Nephele is a large Themistian asteroid. It is spectral C-type and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.


Discovery
Auguste Charlois
18 December 1897
/ˈnɛfəliː/
Nephele
1897 DN
Main belt (Themis)
Nephelean /nɛfɪˈliːən/
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
113.52 yr (41462 d)
3.67837 AU (550.276 Gm)
2.61178 AU (390.717 Gm)
3.14507 AU (470.496 Gm)
0.16957
5.58 yr (2037.3 d)
230.611°
0° 10m 36.152s / day
1.82752°
117.229°
216.161°
101.900±0.988 km94.58±1.03 km
(7.44 ± 4.14/2.39)×1017 kg
1.678 ± 0.935/0.54 g/cm3
18.821 h (0.7842 d)
0.055±0.005
C
9.12
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431 Nephele is a large Themistian asteroid. It is spectral C-type and is probably composed of carbonaceous material.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 December 1897 in Nice.

  • 431 Nephele at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 431 Nephele at the JPL Small-Body Database
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