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556 Phyllis

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Discovered by
  
Paul Götz

Alternative names
  
1905 PW

Aphelion
  
2.7179 AU (406.59 Gm)

Discovered
  
8 January 1905

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
8 January 1905

Observation arc
  
108.29 yr (39553 d)

Perihelion
  
2.2115 AU (330.84 Gm)

Absolute magnitude
  
9.56

Discoverer
  
Paul Götz

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Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
276 Adelheid, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 679 Pax

556 Phyllis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is an S-type asteroid with a diameter of 38 km and a geometric albedo of 0.185. Based on photometric observations between 1998 and 2006, it has a synodic rotation period of 4.293 ± 0.001 hours.

References

556 Phyllis Wikipedia