| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 30 July 1905 |
| Designations | |
| (570) Kythera | |
| Pronunciation | /kɪˈθɪərə/[1] |
| 1905 QX | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.72 yr (40440 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.8365 AU (573.93 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.0101 AU (450.30 Gm) |
| 3.4233 AU (512.12 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12071 |
| 6.33yr (2313.5d) | |
| 125.278° | |
| 0° 9m 20.196s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.7870° |
| 223.762° | |
| 156.205° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 51.405±1.4km | |
| 8.120 h (0.3383 d) | |
| 0.0500±0.003 | |
| 8.81 | |
570 Kythera is a large,main beltasteroid orbiting theSun. It was discovered in 1905 by German astronomerM. F. Wolf atHeidelberg, and was named after the Greek island ofKythira that is associated withAphrodite.[3] The object is a member of theCybele asteroid group.[4]
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