(1943) Anteros
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Asteroid (1943) Anteros |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Cupid type |
| Major semi-axis | 1.4305 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2560 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.0643 AU - 1.7966 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.7054 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 246.3486 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 338.3613 ° |
| Sidereal period | 1.711 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 24.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.3 km |
| Albedo | 0.17 |
| Rotation period | 2.867 h |
| Absolute brightness | 15.75 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII : L |
| history | |
| Explorer | James B. Gibson |
| Date of discovery | March 13, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 EC |
| 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. | |
(1943) Anteros is an asteroid of the Cupid type that was discovered on March 13, 1973 by the American astronomer James B. Gibson at the Leoncito Astronomical Facility ( IAU observatory code 829) in El Leoncito National Park in Argentina .
The celestial body is named after Anteros , a figure from Greek mythology.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Anteros: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (1943) Anteros in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (1943) Anteros in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).