897 Lysistrata

897 Lysistrata /lˈsɪstrətə/ is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on August 3, 1918.

897 Lysistrata
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date3 August 1918
Designations
(897) Lysistrata
Pronunciation/lˈsɪstrətə/[1]
1918 DZ
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc97.33 yr (35551 days)
Aphelion2.7820 AU (416.18 Gm)
Perihelion2.3016 AU (344.31 Gm)
2.5418 AU (380.25 Gm)
Eccentricity0.094510
4.05 yr (1480.2 d)
87.8819°
0° 14m 35.592s / day
Inclination14.326°
257.977°
24.460°
Earth MOID1.29145 AU (193.198 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.32255 AU (347.449 Gm)
TJupiter3.395
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
10.955±0.7 km
11.26 h (0.469 d)
0.2619±0.036
10.37

    This is a member of the dynamic Maria family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]

    References

    1. 'Lysistrate' in Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
    2. Yeomans, Donald K., "897 Lysistrata", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 2 May 2016.
    3. Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry" (PDF), Icarus, 114, pp. 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.


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