190 Ismene Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Mpc Name:(190) Ismene
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
190 Ismene
Alt Names:A878 SA; 1947 QJ;
1951 DB
Pronounced:[1]
Mp Category:Main belt (Hilda)
Semimajor:3.9864AU
Perihelion:3.3248AU
Aphelion:4.648abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:7.96 yr (2907.2 d)
Inclination:6.1772°
Eccentricity:0.16597
Rotation:6.52abbr=onNaNabbr=on3
Albedo:0.066
Abs Magnitude:7.77
7.59
Discoverer:C. H. F. Peters, 1878
Discovered:22 September 1878
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Asc Node:175.48°
Arg Peri:271.47°
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:121.44 yr (44357 d)
Uncertainty:0
Mean Radius:
[2]

190 Ismene is a very large main belt asteroid. It was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on September 22, 1878, in Clinton, New York, and named after Ismene, the sister of Antigone in Greek mythology.

Being a P-type asteroid, it has a very dark surface. Ismene orbits near the outer edge of the asteroid belt. It is one of the largest members of the Hilda asteroid family, which are locked in 3:2 resonance with the planet Jupiter.

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: IOTA/IOTA-ES occultation update for (190) Ismene / TYC 0790-00635-1 event on 2014 Jan 18, 19:57 UT. 2014-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714172851/http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2014_01/0118_190_32108_Summary.txt . 2014-07-14 .