(10469) Krohn
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Asteroid (10469) Krohn |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.35 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.11 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.09 AU - 2.61 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.36 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 212.09 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 86.46 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.60 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.5 km |
| Albedo | 0.258 |
| Absolute brightness | 15.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Scolded John Bus |
| Date of discovery | March 1, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 EE 14 |
| 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. | |
(10469) Krohn is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US from at 1 March 1981 astronomer scolding John bus was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the German scientist Katrin Krohn, who studied the geological processes on the asteroids (1) Ceres and (4) Vesta as part of the science team of the Dawn mission. In recognition of its findings on surface processes on Vesta and the cryogenic volcanism on Ceres, the IAU announced on April 13, 2017 that the asteroid (10469) would be named Krohn.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b (10469) Krohn at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)
- ^ Katrin Krohn: Surface Processes on Vesta . 2014 ( fu-berlin.de [accessed June 8, 2017]).
- ^ Alan Chamberlin: JPL Small-Body Database Browser. Retrieved June 8, 2017 .