(15949) Rhaeticus
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Asteroid (15949) Rhaeticus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2849 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1403 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9643 AU - 2.6055 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.4165 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 106.0370 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.45 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.706 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Albedo | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 14.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Erich Meyer, Erwin Obermair |
| Date of discovery | January 17, 1998 |
| Another name | 1998 BQ , 1987 WG 2 , 1992 GX |
| 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. | |
(15949) Rhaeticus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 17, 1998 by the Austrian astronomers Erich Meyer and Erwin Obermair at their Davidschlag observatory ( IAU code 540) near Linz in Austria .
The asteroid was named after the astronomer Georg Joachim Rheticus (1514–1574).
See also
Web links
- Private observatory Meyer / Obermair (English)