(212723) Klitschko
Asteroid (212723) Klitschko |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2,420 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1456 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.068 AU - 2.772 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.06 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.76 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 17.0 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Astronomers at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory |
Date of discovery | September 14, 2007 |
Another name | 2007 RN 138 , 2006 HY 126 , 3823 T-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. |
(212723) Klitschko is an asteroid of the Main Belt . It orbits at an average distance of 2.42 AU in about 3 3 / 4 years, the sun and has a absolute magnitude of 17.0 like to.
The asteroid has an orbit with an eccentricity of 0.146 and an inclination of 3.06 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The point of its orbit closest to the sun (perihelion) has (212723) Klitschko at 2.068 AU, the point furthest from the sun (aphelion) at 2.772 AU.
Discovery and naming
The celestial body was discovered on September 14, 2007 at the 60 cm Cassegrain telescope of the Andruschiwka Astronomical Observatory in Haltschyn ( IAU code A50), Ukraine and was named Klitschko on October 4, 2009 in honor of the Ukrainian brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Klitschko: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (212723) Klitschko in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ (212723) Klitschko in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).