(237845) Neris
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Asteroid (237845) Neris |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5358 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1825 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0730 AU - 2.9987 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.2204 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 138.0574 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 120.1801 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 29, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 4.04 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 2.845 km (± 0.137) |
| Albedo | 0.046 (± 0.009) |
| Absolute brightness | 16.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Kazimieras Černis , Justas Zdanavičius |
| Date of discovery | March 16, 2002 |
| Another name | 2002 FY 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. | |
(237845) Neris is an asteroid of the main middle belt that was discovered by the Lithuanian astronomers Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius on March 16, 2002 at the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory in Molėtai , northeast Lithuania, in the Utena district ( IAU code 152).
The mean diameter of the asteroid was determined to be 2.845 km (± 0.137). With an albedo of 0.046 (± 0.009) it has a very dark surface.
(237845) Neris was named on June 15, 2011 after the Neris River, which has its source in Belarus and flows through Lithuania.
See also
Web links
- (237845) Neris in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (237845) Neris in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (237845) Neris according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)