(15854) Numa
|
Asteroid (15854) Numa |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2245 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0971 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0085 AU - 2.4405 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.7986 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.32 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.96 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | VS Casulli |
| Date of discovery | February 15, 1996 |
| Another name | 1996 CX 2 |
| 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. | |
(15854) Numa is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on February 15, 1996 by the Italian astronomer Vincenzo Silvano Casulli at the Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia (IAU Code 596) in Guidonia Montecelio .
It was named after Numa Pompilius , the legendary second king of Rome , who expanded the Roman calendar from 10 to 12 months and thus laid the foundation for our current calendar.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Numa: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (15854) Numa in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (15854) Numa in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).