896 Sphinx

896 Sphinx
Discovery
Discovered by	Max Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	1 August 1918
Designations
Alternative names	1918 DV
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	97.38 yr (35569 days)
Aphelion	2.6589 AU (397.77 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9116 AU (285.97 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2852 AU (341.86 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16350
Orbital period	3.45 yr (1261.8 d)
Mean anomaly	172.290°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 7.116^s / day
Inclination	8.1886°
Longitude of ascending node	254.195°
Argument of perihelion	2.0133°
Earth MOID	0.896574 AU (134.1256 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.39143 AU (357.753 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.571
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7000653500000000000♠6.535±0.25 km
Rotation period	26.270 h (1.0946 d)
Geometric albedo	6999197100000000000♠0.1971±0.017
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.6

896 Sphinx is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.

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