(2431) Skovoroda
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Asteroid (2431) Skovoroda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6489 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2816 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9030 AU - 3.3949 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.9804 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 328.7736 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 339.5975 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.31 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.32 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | NS Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | August 8, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 PF 3 , 1948 RL 1 , 1948 TB, 1951 EK, 1974 SX 4 , 1974 WL 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. | |
(2431) Skovoroda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 8, 1978 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).
The asteroid was named after the Ukrainian and Russian philosopher , poet , fable poet and singer Gregorius Skoworoda (1722-1794), whose philosophy was influenced by Neoplatonists , stoicism and mysticism and who dealt mainly with biblical topics.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Skovoroda: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2431) Skovoroda in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2431) Skovoroda in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).