(2271) Kiso

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Asteroid
(2271) Kiso
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2,760  AU
eccentricity 0.059
Perihelion - aphelion 2.597 AU - 2.923 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.388 °
Length of the ascending node 136.475 °
Argument of the periapsis 179.579 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 25, 2017
Sidereal period 4.58 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 31.229 ± 0.204 km
Albedo 0.072 ± 0.013
Rotation period 17.14 h
Absolute brightness 11 likes
Spectral class SMASSII: T
history
Explorer Hiroki Kosai
Date of discovery October 22, 1976
Another name 1976 UV 5 ; 1928 DB 1 ; 1929 LB; 1939 RL; 1942 EG; 1948 PR; 1951 EF 2 ; 1952 LA; 1952 MN; 1953 TP 2 ; 1956 GH; 1960 EB; 1965 FA; 1972 WA; 1972 XM 2 ; 1974 ES; 1976 SC 6
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(2271) Kiso ( 1976 UV 5 ; 1928 DB 1 ; 1929 LB ; 1939 RL ; 1942 EG ; 1948 PR ; 1951 EF 2 ; 1952 LA ; 1952 MN ; 1953 TP 2 ; 1956 GH ; 1960 EB ; 1965 FA ; 1972 WA ; 1972 XM 2 ; 1974 ES ; 1976 SC 6 ) is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on October 22, 1976 by the Japanese astronomers Hiroki Kōsai and Kiichirō Furukawa at the Kiso Observatory in Kiso-machi on Mount Ontake-san ( IAU- Code 381) was discovered.

designation

(2271) Kiso was named after the Kiso observatory where it was discovered.

Web links

Individual evidence

  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): “Named for the station of the Tokyo Observatory at which this minor planet was discovered. "