(1898) Cowell
Asteroid (1898) Cowell |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.123 AU |
eccentricity | 0.163 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.614 AU - 3.633 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.027 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 163.323 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 232.63 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | Template: FormatDate : Not a valid ISO date! |
Sidereal period | 5.52 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Luboš Kohoutek |
Date of discovery | October 26, 1971 |
Another name | 1971 UF 1 ; 1960 UK |
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. |
(1898) Cowell ( 1971 UF 1 ; 1960 VK ) is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 26, 1971 by Luboš Kohoutek in the Hamburg observatory ( mountain village ).
The asteroid was named after the British astronomer Philip Herbert Cowell (1870-1949).