(2494) Inge
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Asteroid (2494) Inge |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1582 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.067 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9467 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.3697 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.5421 ± 0.0478 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 283.2621 ± 0.2272 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 96.9956 ± 0.4326 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 13, 2022 |
| Sidereal period | 5.61 a ± 0.1959 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 46.628 ± 0.223 km |
| Albedo | 0.032 ± 0.003 |
| Rotation period | 6.79 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | 4th June 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 LF ; 1935 HG; 1935 JC; 1935 KM; 1936 NF; 1952 KK 1 ; 1954 UO 1 ; 1955 YE; 1961 CN; 1971 SR 2 ; 1977 XG |
| 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. | |
(2494) Inge ( 1981 LF ; 1935 HG ; 1935 JC ; 1935 KM ; 1936 NF ; 1952 KK 1 ; 1954 UO 1 ; 1955 YE ; 1961 CN ; 1971 SR 2 ; 1977 XG ) is an asteroid about 47 kilometers in size of the outer Main belt discovered on June 4, 1981 by US astronomer Edward LG Bowell at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2494) Inge was named after Jay L. Inge , who was a cartographer at the US Geological Surveys Branch of Astrogeologic Studies in Flagstaff.
See also
Web links
- (2494) Inge in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2494) Inge in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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): “1981 LF. Discovered 1981 June 4 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2493) Elmer | numbering | (2495) Noviomagum |