672 Astarte

672 Astarte is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

672 Astarte

Discovery
Discovered by	August Kopff
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	21 September 1908
Designations
MPC designation	(672) Astarte
Pronunciation	/əˈstɑːrtiː/[1]
Alternative designations	1908 DY
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	109.04 yr (39826 d)
Aphelion	2.9012 AU (434.01 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2093 AU (330.51 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.5553 AU (382.27 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.13538
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.08 yr (1492.0 d)
Mean anomaly	199.236°
Mean motion	0° 14m 28.644s / day
Inclination	11.125°
Longitude of ascending node	343.936°
Argument of perihelion	308.810°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	28.5±1.3 km[3] 32.3±1.0 km[3]
Synodic rotation period	22.572 h (0.9405 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.5