233 Asterope

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233 Asterope is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered by A. Borrelly on May 11 1883 in Marseilles France. The asteroid was named after Asterope (or Sterope) one of the Pleiades. It is a rare T-type asteroid and has a relatively dark surface.Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 109.56 ± 5.04 km and a geometric albedo of 0.08 ± 0.01.

apoapsis (km)

4.37839e+11

average speed (km/s)

65736.0

orbital period (μ)

1.36904e+08

periapsis (km)

3.58008e+11

absolute magnitude

8.21

albedo

0.087

discovery date

1883-05-11

discoverer

Alphonse Borrelly

epoch

30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)

former name

n/a

rotation period (s)

70920.0