802 Epyaxa
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Discoverydate20 March 1915
(802) Epyaxa
_Epyaxa.png) Modelled shape of Epyaxa from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 20 March 1915 |
| Designations | |
| (802) Epyaxa | |
| Pronunciation | /ɛpiˈæksə/ |
Named after | Epyaxa (Queen, 400 BC)[2] |
| 1915 WR · 1930 YK 1931 AX · 1970 AM1 1972 XW · 1977 FG3 | |
| main-belt · Flora[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 101.08 yr (36920 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.3696 AU (354.49 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0225 AU (302.56 Gm) |
| 2.1960 AU (328.52 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.079036 |
| 3.25 yr (1188.7 d) | |
| 100.80° | |
| 0° 18m 10.296s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.2028° |
| 7.8338° | |
| 115.75° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 7.423±0.193 km[4] 7.82 km (calculated)[3] |
| 4.392±0.002 h[5] 4.389±0.002 h[6] 4.394±0.005 h[7] 4.389±0.005 h[8] 4.389±0.001 h[9] 4.3902±0.0006 h[10] 4.39012±0.00005 h[11] 4.392 h (0.1830 d)[1] | |
| 0.2923±0.0802[4] 0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
| S[3] | |
| 12.7[1] | |
802 Epyaxa, provisional designation 1915 WR, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, on 20 March 1915.[12]
