(2179) Platzeck
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Asteroid (2179) Platzeck |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.009 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.099 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.711 AU - 3.307 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.474 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 14.906 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 58.038 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 7th December 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 5.22 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.875 ± 0.097 km |
| Albedo | 0.154 ± 0.02 |
| Rotation period | 5.995 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Arnold R. Klemola |
| Date of discovery | June 28, 1965 |
| Another name | 1965 MA ; 1930 flat share; 1935 TH; 1940 TK; 1951 WU 1 ; 1956 VQ; 1976 QU 1 ; 1976 SG 10 ; 1987 SL 2 ; A906 FH |
| 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. | |
(2179) Platzeck ( 1965 MA ; 1930 WG ; 1935 TH ; 1940 TK ; 1951 WU 1 ; 1956 VQ ; 1976 QU 1 ; 1976 SG 10 ; 1987 SL 2 ; A906 FH ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt . June 1965 by the American astronomer Arnold R. Klemola at the astronomical facility Leoncito in the El Leoncito National Park ( IAU code 808). The asteroid belongs to the Eos family, a group of asteroids named after (221) Eos .
designation
(2179) Platzeck was named after Ricardo Pablo Platzeck , director of the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba , the Córdoba Institute of Mathematics and the Balseiro Institute ( Universidad Nacional de Cuyo ). He played an important role in the completion of the 1.5 meter Bosque Alegre telescope in Bosque Alegre in 1941.
Web links
- (2179) Place in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2179) Platzeck in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (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. 177 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed October 20, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of Ricardo Pablo Platzeck ”