188 Menippe

188 Menippe
A three-dimensional model of 188 Menippe based on its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byC. H. F. Peters, 1878
Discovery date18 June 1878
Designations
Pronunciation/mɛˈnɪp/[1]
A878 MA; 1897 QA;
1948 WQ
Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc100.84 yr (36833 d)
Aphelion3.2542 AU (486.82 Gm)
Perihelion2.2691 AU (339.45 Gm)
2.7617 AU (413.14 Gm)
Eccentricity0.17835
4.59 yr (1676.3 d)
346.69°
0° 12m 53.1s / day
Inclination11.703°
240.91°
70.177°
Earth MOID1.286 AU (192.4 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.07085 AU (309.795 Gm)
TJupiter3.288
Physical characteristics
19.305±0.5 km
11.98 h (0.499 d)
0.2431±0.013
S
9.22

188 Menippe is a main belt asteroid. The object has a bright surface and rocky composition. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 18, 1878, in Clinton, New York. The asteroid was named named after Menippe, one of the daughters of Orion in Greek mythology.

This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.76 AU with a moderate eccentricity of 0.178 and an orbital period of 4.59 years. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 11.7° to the plane of the ecliptic. Based on infrared measurements, it has a diameter of approximately 35.75 km. The spectrum matches a stony S-type asteroid.

Photometric observations during 2010 showed a synodic rotation period of 11.98 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.28 ± 0.02 in magnitude. Because the rotation period is close to twelve hours, observations were needed at two widely separated observatories in order to build a light curve for the complete rotation.[3]

References

  1. ^ 'Menippa' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ "188 Menippe". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ Warner, Brian D.; Higgins, David (October 2010), "Lightcurve Analysis of 188 Menippe", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 37 (4): 143–144, Bibcode:2010MPBu...37..143W.


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