(161975) Kincsem
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Asteroid (161975) Kincsem |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5700 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2536 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9182 AU - 3.2218 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.7974 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 215.2895 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 76.5030 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 2, 2015 |
| Sidereal period | 4.12 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.747 (± 1.172) km |
| Albedo | 0.037 (± 0.017) |
| Absolute brightness | 15.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Krisztián Sárneczky |
| Date of discovery | June 8, 2007 |
| Another name | 2007 LO , 1999 SA 16 |
| 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. | |
(161975) Kincsem is an asteroid of the central main belt , which was discovered on June 8, 2007 by the Hungarian amateur astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky at the Piszkéstető Observatory ( IAU code 561) in the northern Hungarian Mátra Mountains on behalf of the Budapest Konkoly Observatory . The asteroid had already been sighted on September 9, 1999 under the provisional designation 1999 SA 16 as part of the Catalina Sky Survey .
The orbit of the asteroid around the sun has a high eccentricity of 0.2536 and, at almost 18 °, is strongly inclined to the ecliptic of the solar system . With an albedo of 0.037 (± 0.017) it has a very dark surface.
(161975) Kincsem was named on July 26, 2010 after the English thoroughbred mare Kincsem (1874–1887), who - measured by the number of victories - has so far been the most successful racehorse in history.
Web links
- Magyar elnevezésű kisbolygók: Kossuth, Hofi és Kincsem is az égre keräne . Article by Krisztián Sárneczky from July 25, 2011 on the discovery on csillagaszat.hu (Hungarian)
- (161975) Kincsem in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (161975) Kincsem in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (161975) Kincsem according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (161975) Kincsem at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)