(1886) Lowell
Asteroid (1886) Lowell |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2,627 AU |
eccentricity | 0.158 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.211 AU - 3.043 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.885 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 82.392 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 217.176 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | Template: FormatDate : Not a valid ISO date! |
Sidereal period | 4.26 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Henry Lee Giclas |
Date of discovery | June 21, 1949 |
Another name | 1949 MP; 1940 GR |
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. |
(1886) Lowell ( 1949 MP , 1940 GR ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 June 1949 by Henry Lee Giclas at Lowell Observatory was discovered.
It is named after the astronomer Percival Lowell .