432 Pythia

432 Pythia

Discovery
Discovered by	Auguste Charlois
Discovery date	18 December 1897
Designations
MPC designation	(432) Pythia
Pronunciation	/ˈpɪθiə/[1]
Named after	The Pythia
Alternative designations	1897 DO
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	115.48 yr (42179 d)
Aphelion	2.71405 AU (406.016 Gm)
Perihelion	2.02374 AU (302.747 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14570
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.65 yr (1331.7 d)
Mean anomaly	4.40721°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 13.166^s / day
Inclination	12.1207°
Longitude of ascending node	88.7589°
Argument of perihelion	173.983°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	46.90±0.8 km
Synodic rotation period	8.252 h (0.3438 d)
Geometric albedo	0.2338±0.009
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.84

432 Pythia is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 18 December 1897 in Nice.

References

1. "Pythia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020.
2. "432 Pythia (1897 DO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

External links

• 432 Pythia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 432 Pythia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters