 Lightcurve-base 3D-model of 172 Baucis. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Borrelly |
| Discovery date | 5 February 1877 |
| Designations | |
| (172) Baucis | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɔːsɪs/[1] |
Named after | Baucis |
| A877 CA; 1921 EE | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 133.62 yr (48806 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.6525 AU (396.81 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1073 AU (315.25 Gm) |
| 2.3799 AU (356.03 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11454 |
| 3.67yr (1341.0d) | |
| 175.49° | |
| 0° 16m 6.42s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.028° |
| 331.98° | |
| 359.20° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.09593 AU (163.949 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.67257 AU (399.811 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.510 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 31.215±0.6km | |
| 27.417 h (1.1424 d)[2][3] | |
| 0.1382±0.006 | |
| S | |
| 8.79 | |
172 Baucis is a largemain beltasteroid that was discovered by French astronomerAlphonse Borrelly on February 5, 1877, and named after a fictional character in theGreek legend ofBaucis and Philemon. The adjectival form of the name isBaucidian. It is classified as anS-type asteroid based upon its spectrum.
Photometric observations of this asteroid from the southern hemisphere during 2003 gave alight curve that indicated a slow synodicrotation period of 27.417 ± 0.013 hours and a brightness variation of 0.25 inmagnitude.[3]
Polarimetric study of this asteroid reveals anomalous properties that suggests theregolith consists of a mixture of low and highalbedo material. This may have been caused by fragmentation of an asteroidsubstrate with the spectral properties of CO3/CV3carbonaceous chondrites.[4]
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