(2048) Dwornik
Asteroid (2048) Dwornik |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 1,954 AU |
eccentricity | 0.043 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.870 AU - 2.037 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.752 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 157.649 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 105.668 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 18, 2014 |
Sidereal period | 2.73 a |
Physical Properties | |
Rotation period | 3.677 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.50 likes |
Spectral class | E. |
history | |
Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
Date of discovery | August 27, 1973 |
Another name | 1973 QA |
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. |
(2048) Dvornik ( 1973 QA ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 August 1973 by Eleanor F. Helin at Palomar Observatory was discovered.
designation
The asteroid was named after the geologist Stephen E. Dwornik (1926–2012), who played a role in the unmanned exploration of the moon and was the head of NASA's planetary science program . As part of the program, he was involved in mapping the planets Mars and Mercury .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Dwornik: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2048) Dwornik in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Stephen E. Dwornik - Death Notice www.legacy.com
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, 5th edition, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 . Page 166 (English)