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80 Sappho DiscoveryDiscovered by Norman Robert Pogson Discovery date May 2, 1864 DesignationsNamed after Sappho Alternate name(s) Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) Aphelion 412.343 Gm (2.756 AU) Perihelion 274.831 Gm (1.837 AU) Semi-major axis 343.587 Gm (2.297 AU) Eccentricity 0.200 Orbital period 1271.350 d (3.48 a) Average orbital speed 19.46 km/s Mean anomaly 262.909° Inclination 8.664° Longitude of ascending node 218.819° Argument of perihelion 139.111° Physical characteristicsDimensions 78.4 km Mass 5.0×1017 kg Mean density ? g/cm³ Equatorial surface gravity 0.0219 m/s² Escape velocity 0.0414 km/s Rotation period ? d Albedo 0.185 [1] Temperature ~184 K Spectral type S Absolute magnitude (H) 7.98 80 Sappho (
/ˈsæfoʊ/ saf-oh) is a quite large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Norman Pogson on May 2, 1864, and is named after Sappho, the Greek poet.References
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