(1827) Atkinson
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Asteroid (1827) Atkinson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7103 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1778 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2283 AU - 3.1924 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.5214 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 220.5837 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 239.4429 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 17th February 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.46 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Rotation period | (3.757 ± 0.001) h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.39 mag |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | September 7, 1962 |
| Another name | 1962 RK, 1931 VC, 1955 FL, 1967 TL, 1973 EQ |
| 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. | |
(1827) Atkinson is an asteroid of the main belt , which at 7. September 1926 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program (IAP) at Goethe Link Observatory was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the British astronomer, physicist and inventor Robert d'Escourt Atkinson .