.png) A three-dimensional model of 188 Menippe based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters, 1878 |
| Discovery date | 18 June 1878 |
| Designations | |
| (188) Menippe | |
| Pronunciation | /mɛˈnɪpiː/[1] |
| A878 MA; 1897 QA; 1948 WQ | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 100.84 yr (36833 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.2542 AU (486.82 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2691 AU (339.45 Gm) |
| 2.7617 AU (413.14 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17835 |
| 4.59yr (1676.3d) | |
| 346.69° | |
| 0° 12m 53.1s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.703° |
| 240.91° | |
| 70.177° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.286 AU (192.4 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.07085 AU (309.795 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.288 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 19.305±0.5km | |
| 11.98 h (0.499 d) | |
| 0.2431±0.013 | |
| S | |
| 9.22 | |
188 Menippe is amain beltasteroid. The object has a bright surface and rocky composition. It was discovered byC. H. F. Peters on June 18, 1878, inClinton, New York, and named afterMenippe, one of the daughters ofOrion inGreek mythology.
Photometric observations during 2010 showed a synodicrotation period of 11.98 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.28 ± 0.02 inmagnitude. Because the rotation period is close to twelve hours, observations were needed at two widely separated observatories in order to build alight curve for the complete rotation.[3]
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