637 Chrysothemis
Main-belt asteroid
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637 Chrysothemis is a Themistian asteroid,[citation needed] which means it is a member of the Themis asteroid family.
Discoverydate11 March 1907
Pronunciation/krɪˈsɒθɪmɪs/[1]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Joel Hastings Metcalf |
| Discovery site | Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Discovery date | 11 March 1907 |
| Designations | |
| Pronunciation | /krɪˈsɒθɪmɪs/[1] |
| 1907 YE | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 108.31 yr (39561 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.5702 AU (534.09 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7782 AU (415.61 Gm) |
| 3.1742 AU (474.85 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12475 |
| 5.66 yr (2065.7 d) | |
| 163.254° | |
| 0° 10m 27.408s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.27131° |
| 353.465° | |
| 172.704° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 16.65 km | |
| 42.93±0.01 h[3] | |
| 0.0633±0.016 | |
| 11.5 | |
In 2025, a photometric study of this minor planet was used to produce a light curve showing a rotation period of 42.93±0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31±0.02 in magnitude. The light curve is bimodal and asymmetric.[3]
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