(2575) Bulgaria
Asteroid (2575) Bulgaria |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.24 AU |
eccentricity | 0.123 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.964 AU - 2.517 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.7 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 322 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 287.2 ° |
Sidereal period | 1225 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 3.4 km |
Albedo | 0.66 |
Rotation period | 8.616 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
Spectral class | Sr |
history | |
Explorer | TM Smirnova |
Date of discovery | 4th August 1970 |
Another name | 1970 PL, 1970 QD, 1977 RQ 6 , 1980 PY, A923 PB |
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. |
(2575) Bulgaria is a main belt asteroid of the spectral type Sr, which was discovered on August 4, 1970 by the Soviet astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095) in the Ukraine . It was named after the country Bulgaria . At the time it was named, the People's Republic of Bulgaria was a member of the Warsaw Pact and a satellite state of the Soviet Union .
See also
Web links
- (2575) Bulgaria in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2575) Bulgaria in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).