496 Gryphia
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496 Gryphia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Gryphia |
| Designations | 1902 KH; 1931 TB; 1931 TN2; 1933 FQ; 1936 CB; 1951 WS2 |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Max Wolf |
| Discovery date | October 25, 1902 |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.080 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.199 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.024 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.374 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 3.260 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.789° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 207.766° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 258.307° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 138.405° |
496 Gryphia is an S-type asteroid[1] belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt. Its diameter is about 15 km and it has an albedo of 0.168 [2].
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