(14309) Defoy
Asteroid (14309) Defoy |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6015 AU |
eccentricity | 0.4508 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.4288 AU - 3.7743 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.4802 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.20 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.47 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 14.3 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | J. Palisa |
Date of discovery | September 22, 1908 |
Another name | A908 SA, 1992 SU 1 , 1992 UW 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. |
(14309) Defoy is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 22, 1908 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna .
(14309) Defoy moves on an unusually eccentric orbit and thus comes close to the orbit of Mars .
The asteroid was named after Ilse Defoy (1892-1947), the mother of the Heidelberg astronomer Joachim Schubart , whose observations of (14309) Defoy helped to calculate its orbit.
See also
Web links
- (14309) Defoy in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).