Asteroid (233) Asterope

Orbital characteristics

Epoch 1-Jul-2021 (2459396.5 JD)
Apoapsis	2.9253 AU
Apoapsis	4.3761×10⁸ km
Periapsis	2.3962 AU
Periapsis	3.5847×10⁸ km
Semi-major axis	2.6607 AU
Semi-major axis	3.9804×10⁸ km
Eccentricity	0.0994195
Inclination	7.6899 °
Longitude of asc. node	221.95 °
Argument of periapsis	126.26 °
Orbital period	1585.25 days
Orbital period	4.340 years
Avg. orbital speed	18.21 km/s

Physical characteristics

Mean diameter	99.67 km
Rotation period (sidereal)	19.698 hours
Albedo	0.094

Models:

Hanuš 2016 Model 1 Model 2

Hanuš

Textures: Solid Gray Apparent Color Grid

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Shape model data sources

Hanuš et al., New and updated convex shape models of asteroids based on optical data from a large collaboration network. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2016 link
Hanuš et al., Volumes and bulk densities of forty asteroids from ADAM shape modeling. Astronomy & Astrophysics 601, id.A114, 2017 link

Downloads

Models

Models are given in Stanford Triangle Format (PLY) and Alias Waveform Format (OBJ) - you can use MeshLab or any other tool to convert them to other formats.

Asterope (Hanuš 2016, Model 1) (PLY 38 KB) (OBJ 61 KB)
Asterope (Hanuš 2016, Model 2) (PLY 38 KB) (OBJ 61 KB)
Asterope (Hanuš) (PLY 16 KB) (OBJ 35 KB)

Please note that the models are in planetocentric coordinate system, with Z axis passing through north pole. Actual rotational axis may differ from planetocentric poles, especially for small irregular bodies.

Surface Textures

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Last Modified: 05 Aug 2021