1291 Phryne
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Phryne | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Delporte |
| Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
| Discovery date | 15 September 1933 |
| Designations | |
| (1291) Phryne | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈfraɪniː/ |
Named after | Φρύνη Phrȳnē (ancient Greek courtesan) |
| 1933 RA · 1931 DX 1932 KJ · 1953 JS A907 TA · A922 NA | |
| main-belt · (outer) Eos | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.08 yr (39,843 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2977 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7292 AU |
| 3.0134 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0943 |
| 5.23 yr (1,911 days) | |
| 29.198° | |
| 0° 11m 18.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.1061° |
| 215.38° | |
| 118.83° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 24.954±0.275 km 26.52 km (derived) 26.78±2.2 km 27.418±0.149 km 31.13±0.52 km |
| 5.55 h 5.58410±0.00007 h 5.584139±0.000001 h 5.58414±0.00005 h | |
| 0.127±0.019 0.1355 (derived) 0.141±0.005 0.1537±0.0198 0.1818±0.033 | |
| S B–V = 0.835 U–B = 0.395 | |
| 10.3 · 10.33 · 10.67 | |
1291 Phryne, provisional designation 1933 RA, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 September 1933, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. The asteroid was named after the ancient Greek courtesan Phryne.