462 Eriphyla
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_Eriphyla.png) Modelled shape of Eriphyla from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 October 1900 |
| Designations | |
| (462) Eriphyla | |
| Pronunciation | /ɛrɪˈfaɪlə/[2] |
Named after | Eriphyle (Greek mythology)[3] |
| A900 UJ · 1927 CP 1946 DB · 1948 OG 1951 EA3 · 1957 KB 1958 RR · 1959 WB A896 YA · A907 BB 1900 FQ | |
| Orbital characteristics[4] | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 119.28 yr (43,567 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1252 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6181 AU |
| 2.8717 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0883 |
| 4.87 yr (1,777 d) | |
| 224.51° | |
| 0° 12m 9s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.1927° |
| 105.28° | |
| 251.08° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 8.659±0.001 h[12] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | |
| 9.4[1][4] | |
462 Eriphyla /ɛrɪˈfaɪlə/ (prov. designation: A900 UJ or 1900 FQ) is a Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 22 October 1900.[1] The stony S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 8.7 hours and measures approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter. It was named after Eriphyle, from Greek mythology.[3]
Eriphyla is a core member of the Koronis family (605), a very large outer asteroid family with nearly co-planar ecliptical orbits.[13][14][6][7] It orbits the Sun in the outer asteroid belt at a distance of 2.6–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 10 months (1,777 days; semi-major axis of 2.87 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[4] The asteroid was first observed as A896 YA at Nice Observatory on 31 December 1896. The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg on 11 November 1900, three weeks after its official discovery observation.[1]
Naming
This minor planet was named from Greek mythology after Eriphyle, wife of Amphiaraus whom she persuaded to take part in a raiding venture which lead to the tragic war of the Seven against Thebes. The naming was also mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 50).[3]
