(2026) Cottrell
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Asteroid (2026) Cottrell |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hertha family |
| Major semi-axis | 2,447 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.115 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.166 AU - 2.729 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.452 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 311.143 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 211.931 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 31, 2012 |
| Sidereal period | 3.83 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 4.50 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | March 30, 1955 |
| Another name | 1955 FF; 1951 EL 1 ; 1972 TE 1 |
| 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. | |
(2026), Cottrell ( 1955 FF ; 1951 EL 1 ; 1972 TE 1 ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 March 1955 at the Goethe Link Observatory as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program , the American US by astronomer Frank K. Edmondson was initiated, was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American chemist and inventor Frederick Gardner Cottrell (1877–1948).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Cottrell: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2026) Cottrell in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, 5th edition, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 . Page 164 (English)