Discovered by C. H. F. Peters, 1878 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.2542 AU (486.82 Gm) Orbital period 1,675 days Orbits Sun Discovery site Litchfield Observatory | Discovery date 18 June 1878 Observation arc 100.84 yr (36833 d) Perihelion 2.2691 AU (339.45 Gm) Discovered 18 June 1878 | |
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Discoverer Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Similar 167 Urda, 196 Philomela, 165 Loreley, 264 Libussa, 135 Hertha | ||
188 Menippe is a main belt asteroid. The object has a bright surface and rocky composition. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 18, 1878, in Clinton, New York, and named after Menippe, one of the daughters of Orion in Greek mythology.
Photometric observations during 2010 showed a synodic rotation period of 11.98 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.28 ± 0.02 in magnitude. Because the rotation period is close to twelve hours, observations were needed at two widely separated observatories in order to build a light curve for the complete rotation.
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