(2420) Čiurlionis
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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).