(19129) Loos

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Asteroid
(19129) Loos
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  January 13, 2016 ( JD 2,457,400.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6477  AU
eccentricity 0.1329
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2958 AU - 2.9996 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.8731 °
Length of the ascending node 91.3571 °
Argument of the periapsis 15.7009 °
Time of passage of the perihelion February 7, 2018
Sidereal period 4.31 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.29 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
history
Explorer Antonin Mrkos
Date of discovery January 10, 1988
Another name 1988 AL 1 , 1999 RJ 234
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(19129) Loos is an asteroid of the central main belt . It was discovered on January 10, 1988 by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .

(19129) Loos is named after the Austrian architect and architectural theorist Adolf Loos , whose architectural style influenced architects in Germany, Austria and Bohemia. The name was suggested by the Czech astronomer Jana Tichá . The name was given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 24, 2002.

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)