202 Chryseïs is a large, lightly coloured main belt asteroid that is probably composed of silicate rocks. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 11, 1879, in Clinton, New York, and was named after the mythical Trojan woman Chryseis. 202 Chryseïs is orbiting the Sun with a semimajor axis of and an eccentricity of 0.102, which brings it as close to the Sun as and as far away as during the course of its 5.38 year orbital period. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 8.85° relative to the plane of the ecliptic.

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  • The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database
  • Asteroid Lightcurve Parameters
  • Asteroid Albedo Compilation