627 Charis
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | August Kopff |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | March 4, 1907 |
| Designations | |
| 1907 XS | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.082 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.714 AU |
| 2.898 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.063 |
| 4.934 a | |
| 162.618° | |
| Inclination | 6.472° |
| 142.679° | |
| 174.972° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 27.888[2] h | |
627 Charis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on March 4, 1907 from Heidelberg.[3] It was named after the goddess Charis, the wife of Hephaestus from Greek mythology.[4]
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2012 gave a light curve with a period of 27.888 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.35 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[2]
References
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Datasite page on this space object
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