(19517) Robertocarlos
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Asteroid (19517) Robertocarlos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6660 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1434 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2838 AU - 3.0483 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.5532 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 103.6728 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 85.0116 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 11, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.35 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11.137 km (± 0.204) |
| Albedo | 0.089 (± 0.008) |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | September 18, 1998 |
| Another name | 1998 SK 164 , 1970 GM 2 , 1994 WD 2 |
| 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. | |
(19517) Robertocarlos is an asteroid of the central main belt , which was discovered on September 18, 1998 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809). The asteroid had previously been sighted on April 13, 1970 under the provisional designation 1970 GM 2 at the Chilean observatory Cerro El Roble and on November 26 and 29, 1994 (1994 WD 2 ) at the Japanese Kitami observatory .
The mean diameter of the asteroid was determined to be 11.137 km (± 0.204). It has a dark surface with an albedo of 0.089 (± 0.008).
(19517) Robertocarlos was named on June 1, 2007 after the Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos (* 1941). His song "A Montanha" from 1972 as well as his award in 1989 with a Grammy Award in the category of best Latin-Pop-Performance were particularly emphasized in the naming text .
See also
Web links
- (19517) Robertocarlos in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (19517) Robertocarlos in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (19517) Robertocarlos according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (19517) Robertocarlos at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)