(23469) Neilpeart
Asteroid (23469) Neilpeart |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2.6679 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1981 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1394 AU - 3.1943 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.1209 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.36 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Brian P. Roman |
Date of discovery | September 22, 1990 |
Another name | 1990 SY 3 |
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. |
(23469) Neilpeart is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 September 1990 by the American astronomer Brian P. Roman at Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675) in California was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Canadian lyricist and drummer Neil Peart (1952-2020), who played for the rock band Rush from 1974 and has received numerous awards for his lyrics.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Neilpeart: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (23469) Neilpeart in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (23469) Neilpeart in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).