(233707) Alfons
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Asteroid (233707) Alfons |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3954 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0794 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2052 AU - 2.5857 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.1138 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 262.9904 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 145.1753 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 13th September 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 3.71 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Rolf Apitzsch |
| Date of discovery | September 26, 2008 |
| Another name | 2008 SA 83 , 2008 RL 78 |
| 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. | |
(233707) Alfons is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on September 26, 2008 by the German amateur astronomer Rolf Apitzsch at the 335 mm Newtonian telescope of his private Wildberg observatory in Wildberg in the northern Black Forest ( IAU code 198). The asteroid had an apparent magnitude of 19.2 mag when it was discovered .
(233707) Alfons was named on April 4, 2015 after the French cabaret artist Emmanuel Peterfalvi , who became known in Germany for his character of the reporter Alfons .
See also
Web links
- (233707) Alfons in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (233707) Alfons in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (233707) Alfons according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)