(13525) Paulledoux
|
Asteroid (13525) Paulledoux |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0421 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1546 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5717 AU - 3.5125 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7694 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 91.3957 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 134.7597 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.31 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | 2nd August 1991 |
| Another name | 1991 PG 3 , 1990 HH |
| 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. | |
(13525) Paulledoux is an asteroid of the main belt , the August 2, 1991 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory ( IAU code 809) of the European Southern Observatory in Chile was discovered.
The asteroid was named on August 29, 2015 after the Belgian astronomer and astrophysicist Paul Ledoux (1914–1988), whose main interest was in particular the variable stars and their stability.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Paulledoux: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (13525) Paulledoux in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (13525) Paulledoux in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).