(10340) Jostjahn
Asteroid (10340) Jostjahn |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Koronis family |
Major semi-axis | 2.8789 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0419 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7583 AU - 2.9995 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3484 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.88 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 6.970 km (± 0.255) |
Albedo | 0.229 (± 0.045) |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Freimut Börngen |
Date of discovery | September 10, 1991 |
Another name | 1991 RT 40 , 1981 RH 7 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(10340) Jostjahn is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 10, 1991 by the astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Thuringian state observatory in Tautenburg ( IAU code 033).
(10340) Jostjahn was named after the dentist Jost Jahn on March 20, 2000 . In the dedication it was emphasized that he was the editor of the Astro-Fax circular as well as on the board of the Association of Star Friends and from 1995 to 1997 chairman of the minor planets department of this association.
Web links
- (10340) Jostjahn in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (10340) Jostjahn in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (10340) Jostjahn according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (10340) Jostjahn at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)