description 80 Sappho Overview
80 Sappho is an S-type, stony asteroid orbiting in the inner part of the main asteroid belt. Norman Robert Pogson discovered it on 2 May 1864 at the Madras Observatory in India. It takes about 3.48 years to orbit the Sun, and its orbital plane is inclined about 8.68 degrees to the ecliptic. The asteroid is named after Sappho, the ancient Greek lyric poet from the island of Lesbos, and its silicate classification distinguishes it from carbonaceous C-type bodies.
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Who discovered 80 Sappho?
Norman Robert Pogson discovered 80 Sappho on 2 May 1864. He made the discovery at the Madras Observatory in India.
What type of asteroid is 80 Sappho?
80 Sappho is an S-type asteroid, meaning it is generally associated with stony silicate material. It orbits in the inner part of the main asteroid belt.
How long is 80 Sappho's year?
80 Sappho takes about 3.48 years to complete one orbit around the Sun. Its orbit is therefore much longer than Earth's one-year orbit.
How tilted is 80 Sappho's orbit?
Its orbital plane is inclined by about 8.68 degrees. This inclination measures the tilt of its orbit relative to the reference plane used for Solar System orbits.
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