(19034) Santorini

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Asteroid
(19034) Santorini
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Main outer belt asteroid
Asteroid family Schubart family
Major semi-axis 3.9643  AU
eccentricity 0.2472
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9843 AU - 4.9443 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5271 °
Length of the ascending node 50.4077 °
Argument of the periapsis 358.5889 °
Sidereal period 7.89 a
Mean orbital velocity 14.97 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 12.9 mag
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 2554 PL , 1999 RP 10
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.

(19034) Santorini is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery was made as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory ( IAU code 675) .

The asteroid belongs to the Schubart family, a group of asteroids named after (1911) Schubart .

(19034) Santorini was named on July 13, 2004 after the Greek Cycladic island of Santorini , which is of volcanic origin and in whose sea-flooded caldera the islands of Palea Kameni and Nea Kameni are located.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (19034) Santorini in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).

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