399 Persephone
A three-dimensional model of 399 Persephone based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | 23 February 1895 |
| Designations | |
| (399) Persephone | |
| Pronunciation | /pərˈsɛfəniː/ |
Named after | Persephone |
| 1895 BP | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 120.99 yr (44191 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2761 AU (490.10 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.82735 AU (422.966 Gm) |
| 3.0517 AU (456.53 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.073517 |
| 5.33 yr (1947.2 d) | |
| 255.116° | |
| 0° 11m 5.568s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.113° |
| 346.391° | |
| 194.023° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 49.13±4.0 km |
| 9.136 h (0.3807 d) | |
| 0.1838±0.034 | |
| 9.0, 8.91 | |
399 Persephone is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 23 February 1895 in Heidelberg.