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188 Menippe
Orbital characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Orbit type Main belt
Semimajor axis 2.760 AU
Perihelion distance 2.268 AU
Aphelion distance 3.252 AU
Orbital period 4.59 years
Inclination 11.73°
Eccentricity 0.178
Physical characteristics 1 (ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html)
Diameter 38.6 km
Rotation period 3 (http://charlie.psi.edu/pds/) 11.974 hours
Spectral class S
Abs. magnitude 9.22
Albedo 4 (http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html) 0.243
History 2 (http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html)
Discoverer C. H. F. Peters, 1878


188 Menippe is a main belt asteroid. It has a bright surface and rocky composition.


It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on June 18, 1878 and named after Menippe, one of the daughters of Orion in Greek mythology.

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RASNZ Occultation Section - Menippe Occultation Update (621 words)
OCCULTATION BY (188) MENIPPE - 2003 OCT 22
On 2003 Oct 22 UT, the 38 km diameter asteroid (188) Menippe will occult a 11.4 mag star in the constellation Aries for observers along a path across Australia travelling SW from the Mid Queensland coast to just west of Ceduna on the SA Coast.
In the case of an occultation, the combined light of the asteroid and the star will drop by 1.7 mag to 12.8 mag (the magnitude of the asteroid) for at most 3.2 seconds.
188 Menippe - definition of 188 Menippe in Encyclopedia (71 words)
188 Menippe - definition of 188 Menippe in Encyclopedia
It has a bright surface and rocky composition.
Peters on June 18, 1878 and named after Menippe, one of the daughters of Orion in Greek mythology.
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