(2525) O'Steen
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Asteroid (2525) O'Steen |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1523 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1777 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5922 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.7123 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7756 ± 0.0399 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 86.806 ± 0.9986 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 286.1759 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2nd July 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 5.6 a ± 0.187 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.877 ± 0.274 km |
| Albedo | 0.111 ± 0.022 |
| Rotation period | 3.55 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Brian A. Skiff
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| Date of discovery | November 2nd 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 VG ; 1931 XO; 1936 RL; 1939 DA; 1953 RB 1 ; 1953 TO; 1959 UO; 1965 at 2 ; 1975 RJ; 1977 BN; 1988 BJ 3 |
| 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. | |
(2525) O'Steen ( 1981 VG ; 1931 XO ; 1936 RL ; 1939 DA ; 1953 RB 1 ; 1953 TO ; 1959 UO ; 1965 UM 2 ; 1975 RJ ; 1977 BN ; 1988 BJ 3 ) is an asteroid approximately 30 kilometers in size the main outer belt discovered by US astronomer Brian A. Skiff on November 2, 1981 at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2525) O'Steen was named after the mother of explorer Brian A. Skiff, Mary Elizabeth O'Steen Skiff .
See also
Web links
- (2525) O'Steen in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2525) O'Steen 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 21, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 VG. Discovered 1981 Nov. 2 by BA Skiff at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2524) Budovicium | numbering | (2526) Alisary |