(11451) Aaron golden
Asteroid (11451) Aaron golden |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,893 AU |
eccentricity | 0.072 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.685 AU - 3.102 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.6 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.92 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist |
Date of discovery | 22nd August 1979 |
Another name | 1979 QR1 |
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(11451) Aarongolden is an asteroid that was discovered on August 22, 1979 by the Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist .
It was named on November 11, 2000 after the astronomer Aaron Golden (* 1969) of the National University of Ireland, Galway .
Web links
- Asteroid Aarongolden: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (11451) Aarongolden in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .