Discovered by J. Palisa MPC designation 228 Agathe Observation arc 110.45 yr (40343 d) Discovered 19 August 1882 Asteroid family Flora family | Discovery date 19 August 1882 Minor planet category main-belt Aphelion 2.7345 AU (409.08 Gm) Orbits Sun | |
Similar 276 Adelheid, 266 Aline, 218 Bianca, 265 Anna, 193 Ambrosia | ||
228 Agathe is a stony main belt asteroid, about 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Johann Palisa on August 19, 1882 at Vienna Observatory, Austria. Photometric observations during 2003 showed a rotation period of 6.48 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.27 ± 0.03 in magnitude. An earlier study yielded results that are consistent with these estimates.
Agathe was named after the youngest daughter of Austrian astronomer Theodor von Oppolzer (1841–1886), professor of astronomy in Vienna.
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