Discovered by A. Kopff Alternative names 1906 TA Aphelion 2.7440 AU (410.50 Gm) Discovered 16 February 1906 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 16 February 1906 Observation arc 110.16 yr (40236 d) Perihelion 2.1173 AU (316.74 Gm) Absolute magnitude 10.4 Discoverer August Kopff | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 528 Rezia, 441 Bathilde, 516 Amherstia, 679 Pax, 540 Rosamunde | ||
585 Bilkis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff in 1906 February and was given the Koran name for the Queen of Sheba. Photometric observations at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2006–7 were used to build a light curve for this object. The asteroid displayed a rotation period of 8.5742 ± 0.0005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.40 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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