(2449) Kenos
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Asteroid (2449) Kenos |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 1.9089 ± 0.00005 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1683 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.5877 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.2302 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.9812 ± 0.0551 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 179.8528 ± 0.091 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 102.2653 ± 0.1741 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2nd June 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 2.64 a ± 0.0367 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Albedo | 0.079 ± 0.008 |
| Rotation period | 3.8492 h |
| Absolute brightness | 14.26 mag |
| Spectral class | E. |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 William Liller
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| Date of discovery | 2nd November 1975 |
| Another name | 1978 GC |
| 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. | |
(2449) Kenos ( 1978 GC ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on November 2, 1975 by the US astronomer William Liller at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory about 80 km east of La Serena in Chile ( IAU code 807) has been discovered.
designation
(2449) Kenos was named after the first man in the mythology of the indigenous people of Tierra del Fuego , who was sent by God to bring order to the world. He created mankind by making male and female organs from peat , teaching them the language and giving them rules to create a harmonious society. The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher .
See also
Web links
- (2449) Kenos in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2449) Kenos in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on August 12, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1978 GC. Discovered 1978 Apr. 8 by W. Liller at Cerro Tololo. "