(2165) Young
|
Asteroid (2165) Young |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1264 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1758 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5768 AU - 3.6760 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.9427 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 19.15 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 24.32 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2nd August 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 5.53 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 27.115 km |
| Albedo | 0.073 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | September 7, 1956 |
| Another name | 1956 RJ, 1929 UD, 1942 DD, 1956 SF, 1973 QT, 1973 UN 3 , 1976 GU 5 , 1978 QA |
| 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. | |
(2165) Young is an asteroid of the main belt , which on September 7, 1956 at Goethe Link Observatory in the US state of Indiana was discovered.
The asteroid was named on May 15, 1984 after the American astronomer Charles Augustus Young .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ (2165) Young . In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3 , p. 176–176 , doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-540-29925-7_2166 ( springer.com [accessed February 5, 2017]).