(2450) Ioannisiani

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroid
(2450) Ioannisiani
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.123 ± 0.0002  AU
eccentricity 0.1024 ± 0.000004
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8031 ± 0.0012 AU - 3.4429 ± 0.0002 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.5278 ± 0.0402 °
Length of the ascending node 117.0131 ± 0.0001 °
Argument of the periapsis 97.5473 ± 0.0001 °
Time of passage of the perihelion August 9, 2020
Sidereal period 5.52 a ± 0.1701 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.905 ± 0.253 km
Albedo 0.111 ± 0.013
Rotation period 5.560 h
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych
Date of discovery September 1, 1978
Another name 1978 RP ; 1979 YT 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.

(2450) Ioannisiani ( 1978 RP ; 1979 YT 1 ) is an approximately 22-kilometer asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on September 1, 1978 by the Russian (then: Soviet Union ) astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory (Nautschnyj branch) on the peninsula Crimea ( IAU code 095) was discovered. It belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

designation

(2450) Ioannisiani was named after Bagrat Konstantinowitsch Ioannissiani (1911–1985), who was the designer of astronomical instruments, including the largest Soviet telescopes .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 RP. Discovered 1978 Sept. 1 by NS Chernykh at Nauchnyj. "