(2602) Moors
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Asteroid (2602) moors |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3840 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1071 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1286 AU - 2.6394 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5431 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 158.2652 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 65.0930 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.68 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.28 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | January 24, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 BR , 1931 JJ, 1942 HD, 1950 PE, 1969 TZ 1 , 1971 BA 3 , 1971 DD, 1975 FD, 1975 GM, 1976 SX 6 |
| 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. | |
(2602) Moore is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 January 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named on August 4, 1982 after the English amateur astronomer and television presenter Sir Patrick Moore (1923–2012). Moore is the author of more than 70 books on astronomy and a member and president of the British Astronomical Association .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Moore: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2602) Moore in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (2602) Moore in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).