(2232) Altaj
Asteroid (2232) Altaj |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,668 AU |
eccentricity | 0.142 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.289 AU - 3.047 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.694 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 218.238 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 92.303 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | March 31, 2017 |
Sidereal period | 4.36 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 11.780 ± 0.212 km |
Albedo | 0.202 ± 0.027 |
Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Bella Burnaschewa |
Date of discovery | 15th September 1969 |
Another name | 1969 RD 2 ; 1930 UH; 1951 LT; 1974 VM 1 |
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. |
(2232) Altaj ( 1969 RD 2 ; 1930 UH ; 1951 LT ; 1974 VM 1 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt , on 15 September 1969 by the Russian Astronomin Bella Burnaschewa on Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095) has been discovered.
designation
(2232) Altaj was named by the discoverer after the Altai Mountains and the Altai Republic in Russia - the place of residence of her mother Elena Andreevna Vasil'eva .
Web links
- (2232) Altaj in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2232) Altaj 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. 181 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed October 29, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named by the discoverer for the place of residence of her mother ”