(2314) Field
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Asteroid (2314) Field |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2609 ± 0.00001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0244 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2058 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.316 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.727 ± 0.0376 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 34.0308 ± 0.3968 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 180.4675 ± 0.9861 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 18, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.40 a ± 0.0704 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.768 ± 0.079 km |
| Albedo | 0.452 ± 0.047 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Oak Ridge Observatory |
| Date of discovery | November 12, 1974 |
| Another name | 1977 VD |
| 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. | |
(2314) Field ( 1977 VD ) is a main mid- belt asteroid discovered on November 12, 1974 at the Oak Ridge Observatory of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Harvard, Massachusetts ( IAU code 801).
designation
(2314) Field was named after George B. Field (* 1929), who was director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics from 1973 to 1982 and who works in the field of theoretical astrophysics.
See also
Web links
- (2314) Field in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2314) Field 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): “1977 VD. Discovered 1977 Nov. 12 at the Harvard College Observatory at Harvard. "