(2322) Kitt Peak
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Asteroid (2322) Kitt Peak |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2931 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0414 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1982 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.3881 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.4048 ± 0.0375 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 194.7892 ± 0.8245 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 190.9102 ± 0.9402 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 27, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.47 a ± 0.0584 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.04 ± 1.1 km |
| Albedo | 0.0571 ± 0.009 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Date of discovery | October 28, 1954 |
| Another name | 1954 UQ 2 ; 1954 toilet; 1970 GU; 1975 VP 1 ; 1975 YF; 1977 JC |
| 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. | |
(2322) Kitt Peak ( 1954 UQ 2 ; 1954 WC ; 1970 GU ; 1975 VP 1 ; 1975 YF ; 1977 JC ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was found on October 28, 1954 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe-Link- Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760) was discovered. A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
The name (2322) Kitt Peak recalls two important events in the history of the Kitt Peak National Observatory . Members of the Papago Tribal Council and the Schuk Toak District Council visited the Steward Observatory on October 28, 1955, a year after the asteroid was discovered. This was the first step in establishing the Kitt Peak National Observatory. On October 28, 1957, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (Association of Universities for Astronomical Research [AURA]) was founded. The name was suggested by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson .
See also
Web links
- (2322) Kitt Peak in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2322) Kitt Peak 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 August 1, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1954 UQ 2 . Discovered 1954 Oct. 28 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. "