Minorplanet: | yes |
Background: |
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556 Phyllis | |
Mpc Name: | (556) Phyllis |
Alt Names: | 1905 PW |
Discovered: | 8 January 1905 |
Epoch: | 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) |
Eccentricity: | 0.10273 |
Semimajor: | 2.4647AU |
Perihelion: | 2.2115AU |
Aphelion: | 2.7179abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Period: | 3.87 yr (1413.4 d) |
Inclination: | 5.2400° |
Asc Node: | 286.126° |
Arg Peri: | 177.439° |
Mean Motion: | / day |
Orbit Ref: | [1] |
Observation Arc: | 108.29 yr (39553 d) |
Uncertainty: | 0 |
Abs Magnitude: | 9.56 |
Rotation: | 4.293abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
Mean Radius: | km |
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. The asteroid is named after Phyllis, a character in Greek mythology.