438 Zeuxo Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
438 Zeuxo
Discovered:8 November 1898
Mpc Name:(438) Zeuxo
Pronounced:[1]
Alt Names:1898 DU
Adjective:Zeuxoian
Named After:Ζευξώ Zeyxō
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Semimajor:2.55437AU
Perihelion:2.38099AU
Aphelion:2.72775abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Eccentricity:0.067876
Period:4.08 yr (1491.2 d)
Inclination:7.37183°
Asc Node:49.1436°
Arg Peri:211.380°
Rotation:8.831abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Abs Magnitude:9.80
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:117.43 yr (42893 d)
Uncertainty:0

438 Zeuxo is a large Main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by Auguste Charlois on 8 November 1898 in Nice and was named after the Oceanid Zeuxo.

Notes and References

  1. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. Web site: 438 Zeuxo (1898 DU) . . . 10 May 2016.