(33) Polyhymnia

(33) Polyhymnia is an asteroid that forms part of the asteroid belt and was discovered by Jean Chacornac from the observatory in Paris, France, on October 28, 1854. It is named for Polyhymnia, a muse from Greek mythology.

Orbital characteristics

Polyhymnia is located at an average distance from the Sun of 2,867 AU, being able to approach up to 1,902 AU and move away up to 3,833 AU. Its orbital inclination is 1.869° and eccentricity 0.3367. It takes 1774 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.