(17826) Normanwisdom
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Asteroid (17826) Normanwisdom |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0759 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1238 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6950 AU - 3.4568 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.9360 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 227.7272 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 281.4363 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.39 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.00 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.960 ± 0.215 km |
| Albedo | 0.111 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | John Broughton |
| Date of discovery | April 3, 1998 |
| Another name | 1998 GK 10 , 1982 KD 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. | |
(17826) Norman Wisdom is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1998 by the Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton by its private Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428) in Queensland , was discovered, Australia.
The asteroid was named on July 5, 2001 after the British actor Norman Wisdom (1915-2010), who achieved great popularity mainly in the second half of the 20th century due to his slapstick appearance. He stood on stage well into old age and was knighted on June 6, 2000 , after having been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1995.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Normanwisdom: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (17826) Normanwisdom in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (17826) Normanwisdom in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).