287 Nephthys
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
| Discovery date | August 25, 1889 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Nephthys |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 360.26 Gm (2.408 AU) |
| Perihelion | 343.744 Gm (2.298 AU) |
| 352.002 Gm (2.353 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.023 |
| 1318.315 d (3.61 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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19.42 km/s |
| 59.725° | |
| Inclination | 10.023° |
| 142.493° | |
| 120.15° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 68.0 km |
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Spectral type
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S |
| 8.26[2] | |
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287 Nephthys is a large Main belt asteroid that was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on August 25, 1889 in Clinton, New York and named after Nephthys in Egyptian mythology.[3] It is classified as an S-type asteroid.
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