(2579) Spartacus
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Asteroid (2579) Spartacus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2102 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0749 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0448 ± 0.0001 AU - 2.3756 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.776 ± 0.0425 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 280.9451 ± 0.3874 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 334.1228 ± 0.4662 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 13th September 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.29 a ± 0.0597 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 4.604 ± 0.369 km |
| Albedo | 0.526 ± 0.102 |
| Rotation period | 3.63599 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: V |
| history | |
| Explorer |
.svg){kind=small} Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych
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| Date of discovery | August 14, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 PA 2 ; 1934 NG 1 ; 1974 SE 4 |
| 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. | |
(2579) Spartacus ( 1977 PA 2 ; 1934 NG 1 ; 1974 SE 4 ) is an approximately five kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on August 14, 1977 by the Russian (then: Soviet Union ) astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory ( Nautschnyj branch) on the Crimean peninsula ( IAU code 095) was discovered.
designation
(2579) Spartacus was named after Spartacus , the leader of the Third Slave War .
See also
Web links
- (2579) Spartacus in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2579) Spartacus 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 23 August 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 PA 2 . Discovered 1977 Aug. 14 by NS Chernykh at Nauchnyj. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2578) Saint-Exupery | numbering | (2580) Smilevskia |