(23032) Fossey
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Asteroid (23032) Fossey |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7526 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0701 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5598 AU - 2.9455 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.1826 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.57 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.94 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | John Broughton |
| Date of discovery | December 3, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 XB 8 |
| 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. | |
(23032) Fossey is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 3 December 1999 by Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton on Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428) in Queensland , Australia was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the American zoologist and behavioral scientist Dian Fossey (1932–1985), who achieved international renown primarily through her research on mountain gorillas .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Fossey: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (23032) Fossey in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (23032) Fossey in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).