(125076) Michelmayor
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Asteroid (125076) Michelmayor |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3359 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1462 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9943 AU - 2.6775 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.1331 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 223.1049 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 226.2613 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 10, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 3.57 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Michel Ory |
| Date of discovery | October 19, 2001 |
| Another name | 2001 UD 6 |
| 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. | |
(125076) Michelmayor is an asteroid of the main inner belt , which was discovered by the Swiss physics teacher and amateur astronomer Michel Ory at the Jura Observatory ( IAU code 185) in Vicques in the canton of Jura on October 19, 2001. Ory was director of the observatory.
Mean distance from the Sun ( major semiaxis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid correspond in the broader sense to the Vesta family , a large group of asteroids named after (4) Vesta , the second largest asteroid and third largest celestial body in the main belt.
(125076) Michelmayor is named after the Swiss astronomer Michel Mayor , who discovered Dimidium (51 Pegasi b), the first exoplanet . The asteroid was named on August 21, 2013.
Web links
- (125076) Michelmayor in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (125076) Michelmayor in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (125076) Michelmayor according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)