(16481) Thames
Asteroid (16481) Thames |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.9144 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1806 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3880 AU - 3.4407 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3811 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 147.9179 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 309.2460 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | November 11, 2016 |
Sidereal period | 4.98 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 12.731 (± 0.170) km |
Albedo | 0.063 (± 0.007) |
Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
Date of discovery | August 16, 1990 |
Another name | 1990 QU 7 , 1995 RM |
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. |
(16481) Thames is an asteroid of the main outer belt . It was discovered on August 16, 1990 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809).
The mean diameter of the asteroid was determined to be 12.731 (± 0.170) km . With an albedo of 0.063 (± 0.007), (16481) Thames has a dark surface.
The asteroid was named after the River Thames in southern England on March 12, 2017 .
See also
Web links
- (16481) Thames in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (16481) Thames in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (16481) Thames according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)