(2378) Pannekoek
Asteroid (2378) Pannekoek |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.8877 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1439 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4723 AU - 3.3032 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.257 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,907 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.53 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 32.26 km |
Albedo | 0.089 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,961 mag |
Spectral class | Cgh |
history | |
Explorer | H. van Gent |
Date of discovery | February 13, 1935 |
Another name | 1935 CY, 1935 EP, 1938 UD 1 |
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. |
(2378) Pannekoek is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 13 February 1935 by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent in Johannesburg was discovered.
The asteroid bears the name of the Dutch astronomer and Marxist theorist Anton Pannekoek .