(188) Menippe Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 June 1878 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Menippe is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Menippe is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 188 |
| Provisional designation | A878 MA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 35.8 km (#1,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.242 |
| Rotation period | 12.0 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.31 |
| Orbital period | 4.59 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.76 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.27 – 3.25 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.179 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.28 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
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