(2083) Smither
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Asteroid (2083) Smither |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 1,872 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.051 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1,776 AU - 1,968 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.452 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 259.194 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 228.714 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 20, 2015 |
| Sidereal period | 2.56 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.767 km (± 0.043) |
| Albedo | 0.613 (± 0.194) |
| Rotation period | 2.6717 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.27 likes |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
| Date of discovery | November 29, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 WB; 1950 XQ; 1952 OE; 1968 WB; 1978 WA |
| 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. | |
(2083) Smither ( 1973 WB ; 1950 XQ ; 1952 OE ; 1968 WB ; 1978 WA ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 November 1973 by Eleanor F. Helin at Palomar Observatory was discovered.
designation
The asteroid was named after John C. Smith by Eleanor Helin, the discoverer, and Eugene Shoemaker (1927–1997) in recognition of his contribution to the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey . He was known as "Smither" as a student at the California Institute of Technology .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Smither: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2083) Smither in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Enlarged version. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 3. Edition. tape 1 . Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 978-3-662-06617-1 , pp. 268 (English, 938 pp., Google Books [ONLINE; accessed on September 3, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named by the discoverer and E. M Shoemaker for John C. Smith ”