(21891) Andreabocelli
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Asteroid (21891) Andreabocelli |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Vesta family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3961 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0814 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2009 AU - 2.5912 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.9871 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 4.9117 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 92.1235 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.71 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.907 ± 0.134 km |
| Albedo | 0.276 ± 0.024 |
| Absolute brightness | 14.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Sauro Donati |
| Date of discovery | November 1, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 VZ 2 , 1982 BF 4 |
| 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. | |
(21891) Andreabocelli is an asteroid of the main belt discovered on November 1, 1999 by the Italian astronomer Sauro Donati at the Monte Agliale Observatory (Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Agliale) ( IAU code 159) in Borgo a Mozzano .
The asteroid was named on December 28, 2008 after the Italian singer ( tenor ), songwriter and producer Andrea Bocelli (* 1958).
The celestial body belongs to the Vesta family, a large group of asteroids named after (4) Vesta , the second largest asteroid and third largest celestial body in the main belt.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ The family status of the asteroids in the AstDyS-2 database (English, HTML; 51.4 MB)
Web links
- Asteroid Andreabocelli: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (21891) Andreabocelli in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (21891) Andreabocelli in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).