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570 Kythera
570 Kythera is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1905 by German astronomer M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg, and was named after the Greek island of Kythira that is associated with Aphrodite. The object is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.
| Discovery |
|---|
| M. F. Wolf |
| Heidelberg |
| 30 July 1905 |
| (570) Kythera |
| /kɪˈθɪərə/ |
| 1905 QX |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 |
| 110.72 yr (40440 d) |
| 3.8365 AU (573.93 Gm) |
| 3.0101 AU (450.30 Gm) |
| 3.4233 AU (512.12 Gm) |
| 0.12071 |
| 6.33 yr (2313.5 d) |
| 125.278° |
| 0° 9m 20.196s / day |
| 1.7870° |
| 223.762° |
| 156.205° |
| 51.405±1.4 km |
| 8.120 h (0.3383 d) |
| 0.0500±0.003 |
| 8.81 |
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570 Kythera is a large, main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered in 1905 by German astronomer M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg, and was named after the Greek island of Kythira that is associated with Aphrodite. The object is a member of the Cybele asteroid group.
- Yeomans, Donald K. (20 April 2007). "570 Kythera (1905 QX)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA JPL.
- 570 Kythera at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
- 570 Kythera at the JPL Small-Body Database
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