432 Pythia

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432 Pythia
Discovery
Discovered by Auguste Charlois
Discovery date18 December 1897
Designations
(432) Pythia
Pronunciation /ˈpɪθiə/ [1]
Named after
The Pythia
1897 DO
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)
2.36890 AU (354.382 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14570
3.65 yr (1331.7 d)
4.40721°
0° 16m 13.166s / day
Inclination 12.1207°
88.7589°
173.983°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions46.90±0.8  km
8.252  h (0.3438  d)
0.2338±0.009
8.84

    Pythia (minor planet designation: 432 Pythia) is a typical Main belt asteroid.

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

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    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.