(2245) Hecatostus
Asteroid (2245) Hekatostos |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,636 AU |
eccentricity | 0.133 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.285 AU - 2.988 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.851 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 85.189 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 317.101 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | September 9, 2018 |
Sidereal period | 4.28 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 29.28 ± 1 km |
Albedo | 0.0622 ± 0.005 |
Rotation period | 20.61 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernych |
Date of discovery | January 24, 1968 |
Another name | 1978 YA ; 1952 FP; 1966 RH; 1972 TV 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. |
(2245) Hekatostos ( 1978 YA ; 1952 FP ; 1966 RH ; 1972 TV 1 ) is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on January 24, 1968 by the Russian astronomer Lyudmila Ivanovna Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095) has been discovered.
designation
(2245) Hekatostos was named after the Greek numeral for 100, since (2245) Hekatostos was the 100th asteroid discovered by the joint observation program of the Institute for Theoretical Astronomy in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad ) and the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj .
Web links
- (2245) Hekatostos in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2245) Hekatostos 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. 183 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed October 31, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “The Greek ordinal number acknowledges this as the 100th minor planet. "