(2115) Irakli
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Asteroid (2115) Irakli |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.013 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.050 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.861 AU - 3.164 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.975 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 241.436 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 338.404 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 5th December 2014 |
| Sidereal period | 5.23 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21.393 km (± 0.159) |
| Albedo | 0.104 (± 0.019) |
| Rotation period | 29.7646 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.00 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Richard Martin West |
| Date of discovery | October 24, 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 UD; 1948 PY; 1952 HZ 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. | |
(2115) Irakli ( 1976 UD ; 1948 PY ; 1952 HZ 3 ) is an asteroid of the main outer belt belonging to the Eos family and discovered on October 24, 1976 by Richard Martin West at the La Silla Observatory .
designation
The asteroid was named after Irakli West , the son of the discoverer.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Irakli: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2115) Irakli in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 172 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 5, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of Irakli West, son of the discoverer ”