(2420) Čiurlionis
Asteroid (2420) Čiurlionis |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.5599 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1332 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2190 AU - 2.9008 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.6108 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 205.6367 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 197.8347 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.10 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.61 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 8.444 ± 0.198 km |
Albedo | 0.327 ± 0.086 |
Rotation period | 15.76 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | NS Tschernych |
Date of discovery | 3rd October 1975 |
Another name | 1975 TN , 1979 QF |
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(2420) Čiurlionis is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 3, 1975 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nauchnyj ( IAU code 095).
The asteroid was named after the Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911), who has the status of a national hero in Lithuania.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Ciurlionis: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2420) Čiurlionis in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (2420) Čiurlionis in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).