(2224) Tucson
Asteroid (2224) Tucson |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Koronis family |
Major semi-axis | 2.8797 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0485 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7399 AU - 3.0194 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.67 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,887 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.55 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | (22.7 ± 2.2) km |
Albedo | 0.124 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11,837 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 2528 PL, 1975 VO 4 |
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(2224) Tucson is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the US city of Tucson in the state of Arizona .