(166229) Palanga
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Asteroid (166229) Palanga |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4392 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2823 AU - 2.5961 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.3313 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 14.4642 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 223.6678 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 18th December 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.81 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Kazimieras Černis |
| Date of discovery | March 17, 2002 |
| Another name | 2002 FS 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. | |
(166229) Palanga is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered by the Lithuanian astronomer Kazimieras Černis on March 17, 2002 at the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory in Molėtai , Northeast Lithuania, in the Utena district ( IAU code 152).
Mean distance from the Sun ( major semiaxis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid correspond roughly to the Vesta family , a large group of asteroids named after (4) Vesta , the second largest asteroid and third largest celestial body in the main belt.
(166229) Palanga was named on August 6, 2009 after the Lithuanian seaside resort Palanga .
See also
Web links
- (166229) Palanga in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (166229) Palanga in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (166229) Palanga according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)