215 Oenone

215 Oenone

Discovery
Discovered by	Viktor Knorre
Discovery date	April 7, 1880
Designations
Named after	Oenone
Alternative names	n/a
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	427.882 Gm (2.86 AU)
Perihelion	399.729 Gm (2.672 AU)
Semi-major axis	413.806 Gm (2.766 AU)
Eccentricity	0.034
Orbital period	1680.34 d (4.6 a)
Average orbital speed	17.91 km/s
Mean anomaly	265.894°
Inclination	1.69°
Longitude of ascending node	25.052°
Argument of perihelion	321.466°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	36.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	unknown
Albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.59

215 Oenone is a typical Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Viktor Knorre on April 7, 1880 in Berlin. It was the second of his four asteroid discoveries.

It was named after Oenone, a nymph in Greek mythology.

References

• The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
• Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances