(2356) Hirons
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Asteroid (2356) Hirons |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.233 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0401 ± 0.00004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.1034 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.3626 ± 0.00002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.602 ± 0.0431 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 189.0827 ± 0.157 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 356.8344 ± 0.5787 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 21, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5.81 a ± 0.2189 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 43.072 ± 0.232 km |
| Albedo | 0.048 ± 0.006 |
| Rotation period | 21.782 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | 17th October 1979 |
| Another name | 1979 UJ ; 1970 GG 1 ; 1972 QD; 1972 RO 3 ; 1976 GM 5 |
| 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. | |
(2356) Hirons ( 1979 UJ ; 1970 GG 1 ; 1972 QD ; 1972 RO 3 ; 1976 GM 5 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1979 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) was discovered.
designation
(2356) Hirons was named after the in -laws of the explorer Edward LG Bowell, Charles and Ann Hirons .
See also
Web links
- (2356) Hirons in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2356) Hirons in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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 August 4, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1979 UJ. Discovered 1979 Oct. 17 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "