(2556) Louise

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Asteroid
(2556) Louise
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 United StatesUnited States Norman G. Thomas
Date of discovery February 8, 1981
Another name 1981 CS ; 1951 WK 2 ; 1972 HV; 1976 SN 1
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(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

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 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
(2555) Thomas numbering (2557) Putnam