(2041) Lancelot
Asteroid (2041) Lancelot |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1516 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2019 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5152 AU - 3.788 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.982 ° |
Sidereal period | 5,595 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.78 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (13.4 ± 1.2) km |
Albedo | 0.130 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.303 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 2523 PL, 1972 XO 2 , 1973 AP 3> |
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. |
(2041) Lancelot is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the table knight Lancelot .