(2270) Yazhi

Asteroid (2270) Yazhi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Outer main belt
Asteroid family	Themis family
Major semi-axis	3.153 AU
eccentricity	0.137
Perihelion - aphelion	2.721 AU - 3.586 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	2.121 °
Length of the ascending node	75.989 °
Argument of the periapsis	189.039 °
Time of passage of the perihelion	May 16, 2015
Sidereal period	5.60 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	25.790 ± 0.442 km
Albedo	0.158 ± 0.019
Rotation period	7.78 h
Absolute brightness	11.5 likes
history
Explorer	Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery	March 14, 1980
Another name	1980 ED ; 1952 DM ₁ ; 1958 FD; 1970 LF; 1971 TF ₂ ; 1976 QH; 1976 SE; 1977 SV ₁ ; 1977 UD 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.

(2270) Yazhi ( 1980 ED ; 1952 DM ₁ ; 1958 FD ; 1970 LF ; 1971 TF ₂ ; 1976 QH ; 1976 SE ; 1977 SV ₁ ; 1977 UD ₁ ) is an asteroid of the outer main girdle , dated March 14, 1980 from American astronomer Edward LG Bowell was discovered at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

designation

(2270) Yazhi was named after the word "small" in Navajo , the language of the Navajo (belonging to the Na-Dené languages ). The naming was suggested by Debbie Geoffrion .

Web links

(2270) Yazhi in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
(2270) Yazhi 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. 185 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 3, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “The name comes from the Navajo Indian language and means 'little one' ”

[1] 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. 185 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 3, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “The name comes from the Navajo Indian language and means 'little one' ”