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897 Lysistrata
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date3 August 1918
Designations
MPC designation(897) Lysistrata
Pronunciation/laɪˈsɪstrətə/
Alternative designations1918 DZ
Orbital characteristics
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)
Semi-major axis2.5418 AU (380.25 Gm)
Eccentricity0.094510
Orbital period (sidereal)4.05 yr (1480.2 d)
Mean anomaly87.8819°
Mean motion0° 14 35.592 / day
Inclination14.326°
Longitude of ascending node257.977°
Argument of perihelion24.460°
Earth MOID1.29145 AU (193.198 Gm)
Jupiter MOID2.32255 AU (347.449 Gm)
TJupiter3.395
Physical characteristics
Mean radius10.955±0.7 km
Synodic rotation period11.26 h (0.469 d)
Geometric albedo0.2619±0.036
Absolute magnitude (H)10.37

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

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.

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 (1): 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.

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