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974: 712: 639:, indicating it may be metallic in composition. It may be the remnant of the core of a larger, differentiated asteroid. Near infrared absorption features indicate the presence of variable amounts of low-iron, low-calcium 866:
Hardersen, Paul S.; Gaffey, Michael J.; Abell, Paul A. (January 1983), "Near-IR spectral evidence for the presence of iron-poor orthopyroxenes on the surfaces of six M-type asteroids",
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of about 0.13–0.15 wt%. It has an estimated size of around 88 km. With a rotation period of 3.74 hours, it is the fastest rotating asteroid larger than 50 km in diameter.
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Pravec, P.; et al. (May 2012), "Absolute Magnitudes of Asteroids and a Revision of Asteroid Albedo Estimates from WISE Thermal Observations",
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Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16–20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan
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A three-dimensional model of 201 Penelope based on its light curve.
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Based upon the spectra of this object, it is classified as a
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on the surface. Trace amounts of water is detected with a
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The asteroid is named after 313:4.39 yr (1,602.14 d) 251:142.58 yr (52,077 d) 1: 650: 1389:Discoveries by Johann Palisa 884:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.10.017 765:"Small-Body Database Lookup" 7: 911:Asteroid Albedo Compilation 379:Argument of perihelion 10: 1425: 151:Minor planet category 1399:M-type asteroids (Tholen) 1340: 1282: 1219: 1171: 1138: 1129: 1123:Small Solar System bodies 1064: 807:"IAU Minor Planet Center" 717:JPL Solar System Dynamics 675:Oxford English Dictionary 620:(ovalness) of 0.18 and a 563: 533: 488: 462: 442: 419: 412: 399: 388: 376: 364: 354: 342: 330: 317: 308:Orbital period (sidereal) 305: 295: 283: 273: 255: 245: 237: 225: 218: 162: 148: 136: 124: 80: 68: 63: 55: 43: 38: 26: 1404:X-type asteroids (SMASS) 536:Absolute magnitude  414:Physical characteristics 139:Alternative designations 1058:Minor planets navigator 969:JPL Small-Body Database 680:Oxford University Press 445:Synodic rotation period 220:Orbital characteristics 1248:Trans-Neptunian object 933:Observation prediction 583:on August 7, 1879, in 811:minorplanetcenter.net 630:plane of the ecliptic 605:. It is orbiting the 239:Uncertainty parameter 1384:Background asteroids 1221:Distant minor planet 624:of 4.381 years. The 71:MPC designation 1394:Named minor planets 1020:Physical parameters 876:2005Icar..175..141H 852:2012LPICo1667.6089P 678:(Online ed.). 56:Discovery date 23: 957:Observational info 350:0° 13 28.917 / day 45:Discovered by 21: 16:Main-belt asteroid 1366: 1365: 1278: 1277: 1163:Meanings of names 1089: 1088: 846:, no. 1667, 686:(Subscription or 609:at a distance of 567: 566: 229:21 January 2022 ( 1416: 1136: 1135: 1116: 1109: 1102: 1093: 1092: 1051: 1044: 1037: 1028: 1027: 1012:Orbital elements 976: 888: 887: 863: 857: 855: 839: 822: 821: 819: 817: 803: 780: 779: 777: 775: 769:ssd.jpl.nasa.gov 761: 728: 727: 725: 723: 709: 692: 691: 683: 671: 664: 615: 484: 482: 476: 474: 465:Geometric albedo 438: 434: 429: 214: 213: 210: 209: 206: 203: 200: 197: 194: 191: 188: 185: 182: 179: 176: 144:A879 PA; 1869 GA 120: 119: 116: 115: 112: 109: 106: 103: 100: 97: 94: 91: 31: 24: 20: 1424: 1423: 1419: 1418: 1417: 1415: 1414: 1413: 1369: 1368: 1367: 1362: 1336: 1274: 1215: 1167: 1125: 1120: 1090: 1085: 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Retrieved 673: 634: 618:eccentricity 600: 570:201 Penelope 569: 568: 537: 450:3.7474  333:Mean anomaly 297:Eccentricity 64:Designations 22:201 Penelope 18: 1348:Cosmic dust 1312:Long-period 1302:Halley-type 1258:Kuiper belt 1143:Designation 602:The Odyssey 572:is a large 356:Inclination 345:Mean motion 261:3.160  168:Penelopean 126:Named after 1373:Categories 1353:Meteoroids 1332:Sungrazing 1307:Hyperbolic 1263:Oort cloud 1206:Near-Earth 690:required.) 669:"Penelope" 651:References 611:2.68  421:Dimensions 384:180.90559° 372:156.91554° 338:169.01173° 326:18.19 km/s 275:Perihelion 233:2457600.5) 164:Adjectives 1243:Damocloid 996:Ephemeris 988:Discovery 925:Ephemeris 574:main belt 430:3.5  157:Main belt 39:Discovery 1327:Periodic 1253:Detached 1173:Asteroid 816:12 April 774:12 April 616:with an 593:Odysseus 589:Penelope 577:asteroid 360:5.75625° 319:Average 257:Aphelion 131:Penelópē 1292:Extinct 1231:Centaur 966:at the 872:Bibcode 848:Bibcode 526:= 0.233 520:= 0.720 403:Jupiter 301:0.17924 1284:Comets 1196:Family 1181:Active 1148:Groups 1016:· 1014:  1008:· 1006:  1000:· 998:  992:· 990:  984:· 982:  953:· 951:  945:· 943:  937:· 935:  929:· 927:  868:Icarus 722:12 May 622:period 500:Tholen 483:0.0187 479:0.0881 471:0.1604 1341:Other 1297:Great 1018: 1010: 1002: 994: 986: 955: 947: 939: 931: 684: 597:Homer 509:SMASS 475:0.018 426:68.39 408:3.347 227:Epoch 1317:Lost 1158:Moon 1153:List 818:2022 776:2022 724:2016 585:Pola 556:8.54 550:8.43 547:8.38 391:MOID 918:at 880:doi 607:Sun 599:'s 595:in 553:8.5 538:(H) 524:U–B 518:B–V 1375:: 878:, 826:^ 809:. 784:^ 767:. 732:^ 715:. 696:^ 672:. 659:^ 632:. 613:AU 511:= 502:= 432:km 267:Gm 263:AU 231:JD 202:iː 193:oʊ 114:iː 1115:e 1108:t 1101:v 1050:e 1043:t 1036:v 886:. 882:: 874:: 854:. 850:: 820:. 778:. 726:. 682:. 513:X 504:M 481:± 473:± 458:) 456:d 452:h 428:± 401:T 269:) 241:0 211:/ 208:n 205:ə 199:p 196:ˈ 190:l 187:ɛ 184:n 181:ˈ 178:ɪ 175:p 172:/ 117:/ 111:p 108:ə 105:l 102:ɛ 99:n 96:ˈ 93:ɪ 90:p 87:/

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Discovered by
Johann Palisa
MPC designation
/pɪˈnɛləp/
Penelópē
Alternative designations
Minor planet category
Main belt
Adjectives
/pɪˈnɛlˈpən/
Orbital characteristics
Epoch
JD
Uncertainty parameter
Observation arc
Aphelion
AU
Gm
Perihelion
Semi-major axis
Eccentricity
Orbital period (sidereal)
orbital speed
Mean anomaly
Mean motion
Inclination
Longitude of ascending node
Argument of perihelion
MOID

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