(2339) Anacreon

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Asteroid
(2339) Anacreon
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5254  AU
eccentricity 0.1982
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0249 AU - 3.0259 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.8545 °
Length of the ascending node 11.8202 °
Argument of the periapsis 341.1902 °
Sidereal period 4.014 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.74 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 8.25 km
Albedo 0.194
Rotation period 24 h
Absolute brightness 13.49 likes
history
Explorer CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld ,
T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 2509 PL , 1948 TH 1 , 1952 UH 1 , 1972 RK 3 , 1976 QQ 1
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(2339) Anacreon is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery was made as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory ( IAU code 675) .

The name of the asteroid is derived from the historical Greek lyric poet Anakreon .

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