(2300) Stebbins
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Asteroid (2300) Stebbins |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8416 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0759 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6260 ± 0.0001 AU - 3.0572 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3121 ± 0.0048 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 31.7325 ± 0.9984 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 357.2356 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 27, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 4.79 a ± 0.1217 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11.879 ± 0201 km |
| Albedo | 0.229 ± 0.013 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Date of discovery | October 10, 1953 |
| Another name | 1953 TG 2 ; 1963 VP; 1977 VY |
| 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. | |
(2300) Stebbins ( 1953 TG 2 ; 1963 VP ; 1977 VY ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was found on October 10, 1953 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760) has been discovered. A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
(2300) Stebbins was named after Joel Stebbins (1878–1966). Stebbins was one of the pioneers in developing photoelectric photometry ; first he worked at the University of Illinois and then at the University of Wisconsin System . He used the new technique to study interstellar clouds as well as the colors of galaxies and variable stars. The naming of the asteroid after Joel Stebbins was proposed by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson .
See also
Web links
- (2300) Stebbins in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2300) Stebbins 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. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on July 31, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1953 TG2. Discovered 1953 Oct. 10 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. "