(2214) Carol
Asteroid (2214) Carol |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Major semi-axis | 3.158 AU |
eccentricity | 0.267 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.313 AU - 4.002 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.270 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 187.410 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 137.473 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 9, 2016 |
Sidereal period | 5.61 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 25.860 ± 0.096 km |
Albedo | 0.050 ± 0.005 |
Rotation period | 4.987 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | April 7, 1953 |
Another name | 1953 GF ; 1977 RF 7 ; 1977 TE 7 ; 2519 PL |
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. |
(2214) Carol ( 1953 GF ; 1977 RF 7 ; 1977 TE 7 ; 2519 PL ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on April 7, 1953 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024) was discovered.
designation
(2214) Carol was named after Carol D. Valenti in recognition of her service as a clerk at the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams since 1974 and at the Minor Planet Center since 1978.
Web links
- (2214) Carol in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2214) Carol 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. 179 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on October 28, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named by the Minor Planet Center for Carol D. Valenti ”