(2055) Dvořák
Asteroid (2055) Dvořák |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.31 AU |
eccentricity | 0.311 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.591 AU - 3.029 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.49 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 340.444 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 244.194 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 5, 2013 |
Sidereal period | 3.51 a |
Physical Properties | |
Rotation period | 4.405 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Luboš Kohoutek |
Date of discovery | 19th February 1973 |
Another name | 1974 DB |
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. |
(2055) Dvořák ( 1974 DB ) is an asteroid in the main belt that crosses the Mars orbit and was discovered by Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg observatory ( Bergedorf district ) on February 19, 1974 .
designation
The asteroid was named after the Bohemian composer Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904).
Web links
- Asteroid Dvořák: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2055) Dvořák 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 166 (English)