881 Athene
Modelled shape of Athene from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. F. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 July 1917 |
| Designations | |
| (881) Athene | |
| Pronunciation | /əˈθiːniː/ |
Named after | Goddess Athena (Greek mythology) |
| A917 OD · 1917 CL | |
| Adjectives | Athenian /əˈθiːniən/ |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 102.53 yr (37,449 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1510 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0764 AU |
| 2.6137 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2056 |
| 4.23 yr (1,543 d) | |
| 121.30° | |
| 0° 13m 59.52s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.191° |
| 277.03° | |
| 41.313° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
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Pole ecliptic latitude |
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| 11.8 | |
881 Athene (prov. designation: A917 OD or 1917 CL) is a stony background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 22 July 1917, by astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The likely elongated S/L-type asteroid has a rotation period of 13.9 hours and measures approximately 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) in diameter. It was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom in Greek mythology.