| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 21 September 1908 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (672) Astarte |
| Pronunciation | /əˈstɑːrtiː/ |
| Alternative designations | 1908 DY |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.04 yr (39826 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9012 AU (434.01 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2093 AU (330.51 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.5553 AU (382.27 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.13538 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 4.08 yr (1492.0 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 199.236° |
| Mean motion | 0° 14 28.644 / day |
| Inclination | 11.125° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 343.936° |
| Argument of perihelion | 308.810° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Synodic rotation period | 22.572 h (0.9405 d) |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.5 |
672 Astarte is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "672 Astarte (1908 DY)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- 672 Astarte at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 672 Astarte at the JPL Small-Body Database
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