(2597) Arthur
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Asteroid (2597) Arthur |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0018 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1568 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5312 ± 0.0011 AU - 3.4724 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.0928 ± 0.0397 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 120.4562 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 274.3551 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 9, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 5.2 a ± 0.1329 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 10.432 ± 0.421 km |
| Albedo | 0.282 ± 0.045 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | August 8, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 PN ; 1939 XF; 1975 RU 1 ; 1975 SA |
| 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. | |
(2597) Arthur ( 1980 PN ; 1939 XF ; 1975 RU 1 ; 1975 SA ) is an approximately ten kilometers large asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on August 8, 1980 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) was discovered.
designation
(2597) Arthur was named after the legendary figure Arthur , who won the Excalibur sword (after which the asteroid (9499) Excalibur was named) in his youth . The asteroid (9500) Camelot is named after his castle Camelot . The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher .
See also
Web links
- (2597) Arthur in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2597) Arthur 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 24, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 PN. Discovered 1980 Aug. 8 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2596) Vainu Bappu | numbering | (2598) Merlin |