168 Sibylla is a large main-belt asteroid, discovered by Canadian-American astronomer J. C. Watson on September 28, 1876. It was most likely named for the Sibyls, referring to the Ancient Greek female oracles.[7] Based upon its spectrum this object is classified as a C-type asteroid, which indicates it is very dark and composed of primitive carbonaceous materials. 168 Sibylla is a Cybele asteroid, orbiting beyond most of the main-belt asteroids.
Photometric observations of this asteroid made at the Torino Observatory in Italy during 1990–1991 were used to determine a synodic rotation period of 23.82 ± 0.004 hours.[6] The shape of this slowly rotating object appears to resemble an oblate spheroid.[8]
References
- ^ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Sibylla". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ a b Yeomans, Donald K., "168 Sibylla", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73 (1): 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009, S2CID 119226456. See Table 1.
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- ^ Wang, Xiaobin; et al. (January 2016), "Studies for slowly rotating asteroids (168) Sibylla and (346) Hermentaria", Asteroids: New Observations, New Models, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium, vol. 318, pp. 185–192, Bibcode:2016IAUS..318..185W, doi:10.1017/S1743921315008777.
External links
- 168 Sibylla at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 168 Sibylla at the JPL Small-Body Database
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