(23774) Herbelliott
Asteroid (23774) Herbelliott |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2.6012 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1835 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1239 AU - 3.0785 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.5151 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.20 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.46 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 14.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer | John Broughton |
Date of discovery | June 26, 1998 |
Another name | 1998 MZ 41 , 1999 VU 10 |
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. |
(23774) Herbelliott is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 26 June 1998 by Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton on Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code in 428) Queensland , Australia was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Australian athlete (middle distance runner) Herb Elliott (* 1938), who set a world record over 1500 m at the Olympic Games in Rome.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Herbelliott: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (23774) Herbelliott in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (23774) Herbelliott in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).