(23988) Maungakiekie
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Asteroid (23988) Maungakiekie |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8602 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1808 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3432 AU - 3.3772 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.2859 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.84 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.62 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Ian P. Griffin |
| Date of discovery | September 2, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 RB, 1998 ML 30 |
| 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. | |
(23988) Maungakiekie is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 September 1999 by the British astronomer Ian P. Griffin at Stardome Observatory of Auckland in New Zealand ( IAU code was discovered 467).
The asteroid was named after the Māori name for the extinct volcanic cone One Tree Hill in Auckland, which is an important memorial for many New Zealanders.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Maungakiekie: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (23988) Maungakiekie in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (23988) Maungakiekie in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).