(2174) Asmodeus
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Asteroid (2174) Asmodeus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.538 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.269 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.854 AU - 3.222 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.073 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 359.976 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 5.464 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 28, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 4.04 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.161 ± 0.338 km |
| Albedo | 0.22 ± 0.042 |
| history | |
| Explorer | Scolded John Bus , John Huchra |
| Date of discovery | October 8, 1975 |
| Another name | 1975 TA ; 1979 SK 12 |
| 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. | |
(2174) Asmodeus ( 1975 TA ; 1979 SK 12 ) is an asteroid of the central main belt that was found on October 8, 1975 by the American astronomers John Bus and John Huchra at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego ( IAU code 675 ) has been discovered.
designation
(2174) Asmodeus was named after "Asmodeus", the Babylonian god of pleasure.
Web links
- (2174) Asmodeus in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2174) Asmodeus in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
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. 177 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on October 20, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named for the Babylonian god of lust . ”