(20135) Juels
|
Asteroid (20135) Juels |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0831 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1454 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6349 AU - 3.5314 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.8959 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 35.2716 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.41 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.94 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul G. Comba |
| Date of discovery | May 7, 1996 |
| Another name | 1996 JC, 1999 VF 70 |
| 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. | |
(20135) Juel is an asteroid of the main belt , which on May 7, 1996 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( IAU code in 684) Arizona was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American amateur astronomer Charles W. Juels (1944–2009), who was awarded the Harvard-Smithsonian Comet Award in 2003 together with Paulo R. Holvorcem for the discovery of the comet C / 2002 Y1 .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Juels: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (20135) Juels in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (20135) Juels in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).