577 Rhea Sunday, June 21, 2009


Name
Name Rhea
Designation 1905 RH
Discovery
Discoverer M. F. Wolf
Discovery date October 20, 1905
Discovery site Heidelberg
Orbital elements
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.153
Semimajor axis (a) 3.114 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.639 AU
Aphelion (Q) 3.590 AU
Orbital period (P) 5.496 a
Inclination (i) 5.299°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) 328.680°
Argument of Perihelion (ω) 332.353°
Mean anomaly (M) 105.508°

577 Rhea is a minor planet orbiting the sun. It is named after Rhea, one of the Titans in Greek mythology.

It should not be confused with Saturn's moon Rhea.

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