(2472) Bradman
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Asteroid (2472) Bradman |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2646 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0948 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0499 ± 0.001 AU - 2.4792 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.1105 ± 0.0049 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 344.6446 ± 0.3841 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 160.0689 ± 0.4258 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 26, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.41 a ± 0.007 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.509 ± 0.263 km |
| Albedo | 0.851 ± 0.170 |
| Rotation period | 5.594 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Luboš Kohoutek
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| Date of discovery | February 27, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 DG ; 1975 VS 6 ; 1975 XT 3 ; 1978 SB 7 |
| 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. | |
(2472) Bradman ( 1973 DG ; 1975 VS 6 ; 1975 XT 3 ; 1978 SB 7 ) is an approximately four-kilometer asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on February 27, 1973 by the Czech (then: Czechoslovakia ) astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburger Observatory in Hamburg-Bergedorf ( IAU code 029) was discovered.
designation
(2472) Bradman was named after the Australian cricketer Donald Bradman (1908-2001), who achieved a batting average of 99.94 during his career. The naming was suggested by the American astronomer Brian Marsden , the astronomer Duncan I. Steel from the United Kingdom, and GV Williams .
See also
Web links
- (2472) Bradman in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2472) Bradman 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 14, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1973 DG. Discovered 1973 Feb. 27 by L. Kohoutek at Bergedorf. "