Minorplanet: | yes |
Mpc Name: | (199) Byblis |
Background: |
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199 Byblis | |
Alt Names: | A879 NA; 1971 WB |
Pronounced: | [1] |
Adjective: | Byblian [2] |
Semimajor: | 3.1682AU |
Perihelion: | 2.5996AU |
Aphelion: | 3.7367abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Period: | 5.64 yr (2059.7 d) |
Inclination: | 15.474° |
Eccentricity: | 0.17946 |
Discoverer: | C. H. F. Peters, 1879 |
Discovered: | 9 July 1879 |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Asc Node: | 88.589° |
Arg Peri: | 180.18° |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Orbit Ref: | [3] |
Observation Arc: | 136.39 yr (49817 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Moid: | 1.58338AU |
Jupiter Moid: | 1.372AU |
Tisserand: | 3.122 |
Physical Ref: | [4] |
Abs Magnitude: | 8.5 |
Rotation: | 5.2201abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
199 Byblis is a medium-sized main belt asteroid.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on July 9, 1879, in Clinton, New York and named after Byblis, an incestuous lover in Greek mythology.