11 Parthenope

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Template:Minor Planet 11 Parthenope (par-then'-a-pee) is a large, bright Main belt asteroid. It is a mixture of metallic nickel-iron with magnesium- and iron silicates.

Parthenope was discovered by A. de Gasparis on May 11, 1850, his second of many asteroid discoveries. It was named after one of the Sirens in Greek mythology, said to have founded the city of Naples. De Gasparis "used his utmost endeavours to realise a Parthenope in the heavens, such being the name suggested by Sir John Herschel on the occasion of the discovery of 10 Hygiea in 1849" (De Gasparis, Annibale, The New Planet Parthenope, Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 10, pp. 144–147 (May 1850)).

There has been one observed Parthenopian occultation, on February 13, 1987.

Aspects

Stationary, retrograde	Opposition	Distance at opposition (AU)	Brightness (mag)	Stationary, prograde	Conjunction to Sun
21 October 2005	9 December 2005	1.55824	9.8	26 January 2006	30 March 2005
2 February 2007	19 March 2007	1.63781	10.0	10 May 2007	1 August 2006
27 June 2008	7 August 2008	1.19665	8.8	18 September 2008	21 November 2007
7 November 2009	26 December 2009	1.62566	9.9	12 February 2010	23 April 2009
20 February 2011	6 April 2011	1.57297	9.9	27 May 2011	18 August 2010
26 July 2012	4 September 2012	1.21788	9.0	17 October 2012	13 December 2011
23 November 2013	11 January 2014	1.67440	9.0	1 March 2014	15 May 2013
11 March 2015	25 April 2015	1.49154	9.7	14 June 2015	3 September 2014
20 August 2016	1 October 2016	1.27915	9.2	15 November 2016	6 January 2016
9 December 2017	27 January 2018	1.70206	9.9	17 March 2018	4 June 2017
1 April 2019	16 May 2019	1.40008	9.5	4 July 2019	20 September 2018
10 September 2020	25 October 2020	1.36346	9.4	28 September 2019	31 January 2020