590 Tomyris
Tomyris (minor planet designation: 590 Tomyris) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Its name derives from the Massagetean (ancient Eastern Iranian) ruler Tomyris, and may have been inspired by the asteroid's provisional designation 1906 TO.
A three-dimensional model of 590 Tomyris based on its light curve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Max Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 4 March 1906 |
Designations | |
(590) Tomyris | |
Pronunciation | /ˈtɒmɪrɪs/[1] |
1906 TO | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.12 yr (40221 d) |
Aphelion | 3.2395 AU (484.62 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.7564 AU (412.35 Gm) |
2.9979 AU (448.48 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.080570 |
5.19 yr (1896.0 d) | |
166.534° | |
0° 11m 23.532s / day | |
Inclination | 11.174° |
106.157° | |
339.791° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 19.935±0.7 km |
5.562 h (0.2318 d) | |
0.1218±0.009 | |
9.90 | |
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- "590 Tomyris (1906 TO)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- 590 Tomyris at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 590 Tomyris at the JPL Small-Body Database
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