(2094) Magnitka

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Asteroid
(2094) Magnitka
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Asteroid family Matterania family
Major semi-axis 2.232  AU
eccentricity 0.097
Perihelion - aphelion 2.017 AU - 2.448 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.029 °
Length of the ascending node 281.940 °
Argument of the periapsis 251.619 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 17th April 2016
Sidereal period 3.34 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10.121 km
Albedo 0.132
Rotation period 6.1124 h
Absolute brightness 12.1 mag
history
Explorer Crimean Observatory
Date of discovery October 12, 1971
Another name 1971 TC 2 ; 1941 WK; 1951 WP; 1956 EB; 1964 TD; 1968 WE; 1977 FG
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.

(2094) Magnitka ( 1971 TC 2 ; 1941 WK ; 1951 WP ; 1956 EB ; 1964 TD ; 1968 WE ; 1977 FG ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt belonging to the Matterania family and located on October 12, 1971 at the Crimean Observatory has been discovered.

designation

The asteroid was named after the city of Magnitogorsk , one of the largest centers for metallurgy in the Soviet Union .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 269 (English, 938 pp., Google Books [ONLINE; accessed September 4, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named for the town of Magnitogorsk”