2212 Hephaistos
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Lyudmila Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1978 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2212 |
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Named after
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Hephaestus |
| 1978 SB | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 2011-Aug-27.0 (JD 2455800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.97515498 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.35791539 AU |
| 2.166535188 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.83479825 |
| 3.18901692 yr (1164.788429 d) | |
| 125.4296586611561 | |
| Inclination | 11.741262 |
| 28.26625 | |
| 208.5357629599334 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.64 km[2] |
| SG[1] | |
| 13.87[1] | |
2212 Hephaistos (1978 SB) is an Apollo asteroid and a NEO discovered on September 27, 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. It is named after the Greek god Hephaestus. It is the largest member of the Hephaistos asteroid group.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2212 Hephaistos Retrieved 2011-09-01
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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