Gryphia (minor planet designation: 496 Gryphia) is an S-type asteroid[3] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 15 km and it has an albedo of 0.168.[4]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 25 October 1902 |
| Designations | |
| (496) Gryphia | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡrɪfiə/[1] |
| 1902 KH; 1931 TB; 1931 TN2; 1933 FQ; 1936 CB; 1951 WS2 | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.79 yr (41198 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.3726 AU (354.94 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0255 AU (303.01 Gm) |
| 2.1990 AU (328.97 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.078917 |
| 3.26 yr (1191.1 d) | |
| 267.309° | |
| 0° 18m 8.064s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.7916° |
| 207.608° | |
| 258.567° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 7.735±0.55 km |
| 18.0 h (0.75 d) | |
| 0.1676±0.027 | |
| 11.61 | |
This object has a very low rate of spin, requiring 44.67 days (1,072 h) to complete a full rotation.[5]
References
External links
- 496 Gryphia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 496 Gryphia at the JPL Small-Body Database
