(12625) Koopman

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Asteroid
(12625) Koopman
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  January 13, 2016 ( JD 2,457,400.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1175  AU
eccentricity 0.1006
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8038 AU - 3.4312 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.9058 °
Length of the ascending node 3.0492 °
Argument of the periapsis 78.3147 °
Sidereal period 5.50 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.9 mag
history
Explorer Cornelis Johannes van Houten ,
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld ,
Tom Gehrels
Date of discovery October 17, 1960
Another name 9578 PL , 1982 SH 10 , 1982 UV 11 , 1984 BS 1 , 1993 SD 14
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(12625) Koopman is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 17, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery came about as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory .

The asteroid was named on April 9, 2009 after the astronomer Elisabetha Hevelius (1647-1693), who was born Elisabetha Catherina Koopmann and was married to Johannes Hevelius for the second time . She did research with her husband and after his death published two of his works. She is considered to be the first woman whose achievements in astronomy were recognized.

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