(2556) Louise
Asteroid (2556) Louise |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.1626 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0369 ± 0.0004 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0828 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.2424 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7886 ± 0.0454 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 126.4697 ± 0.6797 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 345.1778 ± 0.863 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | January 28, 2019 |
Sidereal period | 3.18 a ± 0.054 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 6.179 ± 0.095 km |
Albedo | 0.204 ± 0.023 |
Rotation period | 3.808 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Norman G. Thomas |
Date of discovery | February 8, 1981 |
Another name | 1981 CS ; 1951 WK 2 ; 1972 HV; 1976 SN 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. |
(2556) Louise ( 1981 CS ; 1951 WK 2 ; 1972 HV ; 1976 SN 1 ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on February 8, 1981 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) was discovered.
designation
(2556) Louise was named after Carol Louise Thomas-Baltutis , the youngest daughter of the explorer Norman G. Thomas.
See also
Web links
- (2556) Louise in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2556) Louise 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 CS. Discovered 1981 Feb. 8 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2555) Thomas | numbering | (2557) Putnam |