Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 3.477 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.0939
  • Inclination: 10.88 deg
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 73.01 deg
  • Argument of Periapsis: 264.4 deg
  • Mean Anomaly: 334.82 deg

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: 253.05100 km
  • Magnitude: 6.97
  • Albedo: 0.046
  • Spectral type (Tholen): P
  • Spectral type (SMASS): X

Shape Model Characteristics

At 2443750.0 JD:
  • Spin period in hours: 5.183641
  • Spin latitude: 68.0
  • Spin longitude: 68.0
  • Spin angle: 0.0
  • Quality level: 4.0

This shape model of asteroid Sylvia is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.

The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.