Discovered by August Kopff Alternative names 1907 XS Aphelion 3.0709 AU (459.40 Gm) Discovered 4 March 1907 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 4 March 1907 Observation arc 109.12 yr (39855 d) Perihelion 2.7346 AU (409.09 Gm) Inclination 6.4741° Discoverer August Kopff | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 628 Christine, 625 Xenia, 679 Pax, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde | ||
627 Charis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer August Kopff on March 4, 1907 from Heidelberg. It was named after the goddess Charis, the wife of Hephaestus from Greek mythology.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2012 gave a light curve with a period of 27.888 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.35 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
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