(231307) Peter falcon
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Asteroid (231307) Peter falcon |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8672 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0784 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6424 AU - 3.0920 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.0739 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 311.0855 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 66.2258 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.86 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.8 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Jean-Claude Merlin |
| Date of discovery | January 28, 2006 |
| Another name | 2006 BD 186 , 2004 TE 322 |
| 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. | |
(231307) Peterfalk is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered by the French computer scientist and amateur astronomer Jean-Claude Merlin on January 28, 2006 at the fully automatic Ritchey-Chrétien 81 cm telescope of the Tenagra II Observatory in Nogales , Arizona ( IAU code 926 ) has been discovered. The telescope was able to head for Merlin from France when it was discovered. Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already been made in October 2004 with the provisional designation 2004 TE 322 at the Steward Observatory's remote station on Kitt Peak .
The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis . The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (231307) Peterfalk are almost identical to those of the larger one, assuming the absolute brightness of 13.7 compared to 16.8, asteroids (7719) 1997 GT 36 .
(231307) Peterfalk was named on January 12, 2011 after the American actor Peter Falk , who was best known for his leading role in the crime series Columbo .
Web links
- (231307) Peterfalk in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (231307) Peterfalk in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (231307) Peterfalk according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (231307) Peterfalk at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)
- ↑ The family affiliation of (231307) Peterfalk in the AstDyS-2 database (English)