(2181) Fogelin
Asteroid (2181) Fogelin |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2.591 AU |
eccentricity | 0.119 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.284 AU - 2.899 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.007 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 17.288 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 116.134 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | April 16, 2018 |
Sidereal period | 4.17 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 10.067 ± 0.109 km |
Albedo | 0.252 ± 0.046 |
Rotation period | 14.07 h |
Absolute brightness | 12 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | December 28, 1942 |
Another name | 1942 YA ; 1952 HC 2 ; 1975 VF 9 |
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. |
(2181) Fogelin ( 1942 YA ; 1952 HC 2 ; 1975 VF 9 ) is an asteroid of the middle main belt that was discovered on December 28, 1942 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU-Code 024) was discovered. The asteroid belongs to the Eunomia family, a group of asteroids named after (15) Eunomia .
designation
(2181) Fogelin was named after Eric Fogelin (* 1961), an assistant at the Minor Planet Center from 1979 to 1980. He was significantly involved in the digitization of the data.
Web links
- (2181) Fogelin in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2181) Fogelin 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 on October 20, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of Eric S. Fogelin {1961–} ”