(2133) Franceswright
Asteroid (2133) Franceswright |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,410 AU |
eccentricity | 0.185 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.965 AU - 2.855 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.903 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 78.361 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 280.563 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | August 12, 2017 |
Sidereal period | 3.74 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Oak Ridge Observatory |
Date of discovery | November 20, 1976 |
Another name | 1976 WB; 1957 SF; 1957 UP; 1972 TA |
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. |
(2133) Franceswright ( 1976 WB ; 1957 SF ; 1957 UP ; 1972 TA ) is a main inner belt asteroid discovered on November 20, 1976 at Oak Ridge Observatory (then part of Harvard College Observatory as Agassiz Station ) has been.
designation
The asteroid was named after Frances Woodworth Wright (1898–1990), who worked for many years at the Harvard College Observatory . She was known for her work with meteors , interplanetary dust, and variable stars .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Franceswright: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2133) Franceswright 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 September 7, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of Frances Woodworth Wright ”