(2581) Radegast
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Asteroid (2581) Radegast |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2369 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0976 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0186 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.4553 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.4933 ± 0.044 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 260.5916 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 192.924 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 16, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.35 a ± 0.0652 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.739 ± 0.150 km |
| Albedo | 0.245 ± 0.035 |
| Rotation period | 8.753 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Zdeňka Vávrová
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| Date of discovery | November 11, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 VX ; 1928 DV; 1960 YA; 1973 SU 5 ; 1975 EH 5 ; 1978 CB; 1979 MQ |
| 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. | |
(2581) Radegast ( 1980 VX ; 1928 DV ; 1960 YA ; 1973 SU 5 ; 1975 EH 5 ; 1978 CB ; 1979 MQ ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was destroyed on November 11, 1980 by the Czech (then : Czechoslovakia ) astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová was discovered at the Kleť observatory on the Kleť near Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic ( IAU code 046).
designation
(2581) Radegast was named after the Slavic deity Svarožić ( called Radegast in the Wends ).
See also
Web links
- (2581) Radegast in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2581) Radegast 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): “1980 VX. Discovered 1980 Nov. 11 by Z. Vávrová at Kleť. ”
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2580) Smilevskia | numbering | (2582) Harimaya-Bashi |