Discovered by P.P. Henry Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.7673 AU (563.58 Gm) Orbits Sun Named after Philosophy Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 12 August 1882 Observation arc 108.20 yr (39519 d) Discovered 12 August 1882 Discoverer Paul Henry Discovery site Paris Observatory | |
Alternative names A919 AA, 1933 SD1,
1949 OO1 Similar 162 Laurentia, 167 Urda, 193 Ambrosia, 76 Freia | ||
227 Philosophia is a large main-belt asteroid that was discovered by the French astronomer Paul-Pierre Henry on August 12, 1882, in Paris and named after the topic of philosophy. Based upon photometric observations, it has a synodic rotation period of 52.98 ± 0.01 with a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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