{| table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="right" style="margin-left: 1em"
|+ '''196 Philomela'''
|-
! bgcolor="#ffc0c0" colspan="2" | Orbital characteristics <sup>[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html 1]</sup>
|-
|| [[Asteroid belt|Main belt
|-
|| 3.112 [[Astronomical Unit|AU
|-
|| 3.035 [[Astronomical Unit|AU
|-
|| 3.189 [[Astronomical Unit|AU
|-
|| 5.49 [[years
|-
|Inclination || 7.25°
|-
|Eccentricity || 0.025
|-
! bgcolor="#ffc0c0" colspan="2" | Physical characteristics <sup>[ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html 1]</sup>
|-
|| 136.3 [[Kilometre|km
|-
|| 8.343 [[hours
|-
|| [[S-type asteroid|S
|-
|Abs. magnitude || 6.54
|-
|Albedo <sup>[http://dorothy.as.arizona.edu/DSN/IRAS/index_iras.html 4]</sup> || 0.228
|-
! bgcolor="#ffc0c0" colspan="2" | History <sup>[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html 2]</sup>
|-
|Discoverer || C. H. F. Peters, 1879
|}

'''196 Philomela''' is a large and bright main belt asteroid. It is an S-type asteroid. 

It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on Clinton, New York and named after Philomela, the woman who became a nightingale in Greek mythology.<ref> Schmadel Lutz D.  <i>Dictionary of Minor Planet Names</i> (fifth edition), Springer, 2003. ISBN-10: 3540002383.</ref>

In the late 1990s, a network of astronomers worldwide gathered lightcurve data that was ultimately used to derive the spin states and shape models of 10 new asteroids, including (196) Philomela. <ref>Durech., J.; Kaasalainen, M., Marciniak, A.; et al., “Physical models of ten asteroids from an observers' collaboration network,” <i> Astronomy and Astrophysics </i>, Volume 465, Issue 1, April I 2007, pp. 331-337 </ref><ref> Durech, J.; Kaasalainen, M.; Marciniak, A.; Allen, W. H. et al. “Asteroid brightness and geometry,” <i>Astronomy and Astrophysics</i>, Volume 465, Issue 1, April I 2007, pp. 331-337.</ref>

To date there have been stellar occultations.

{{Småplanet 
| kategori=Hovudbeltet
| namn=196 Philomela
| store_halvakse= 3,112 AE
| perihel= 3,035 AE
| aphel= 3,189 AE
| omløpsperiode= 5,49 år
| banehelling= 7,25°
| eksentrisitet= 0,025
| dimensjonar= 136,3 km
| rotasjon=8,343 t <ref>http://www.psi.edu/pds/archive/lc.html</ref>
| spektralklasse= S
| abs_mag= 6,54
| albedo=  0,228
| oppdagingsdato=14. mai 1879 
| oppdagar= C. H. F. Peters 
}}

'''196 Philomela''' er ein stor og lys hovudbeltet av S-typen.

Han blei oppdaga av C. H. F. Peters den Clinton i New York og namnsett etter Filomele, kvinna som blei forvandla til ein nattergal i gresk mytologi.<ref> Schmadel Lutz D,  <i>Dictionary av Minor Planet Names</i> (fifth edition) Springer 2003, ISBN-10: 3540002383.</ref>

Seint på 1990-talet samla eit verdsomspennande nettverk av astronomar inn lyskurvedata som dei brukte til å finna ut av rotasjon og form for 10 asteroidar, blant dei 196 Philomela. <ref>Durech., J.; Kaasalainen, M., Marciniak, A.; et al., “Physical models of ten asteroids from an observers' collaboration network,” <i> Astronomy and Astrophysics </i>, Volume 465, Issue 1, april I 2007, s. 331-337 </ref><ref> Durech, J.; Kaasalainen, M.; Marciniak, A.; Allen, W. H. et al. “Asteroid brightness and geometry,” <i>Astronomy and Astrophysics</i>, Volume 465, Issue 1, april I 2007, s. 331-337.</ref>

Så langt har det blirr rapportet om to stjerneokkultasjonar av Philomela.