(2630) Hermod
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Asteroid (2630) Hermod |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0744 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1258 ± 0.00004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6876 ± 0.0012 AU - 3.4613 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.9144 ± 0.0441 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 2.8432 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 24.0643 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 15th September 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 5.39 a ± 0.1393 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 25.165 ± 0.276 km |
| Albedo | 0.053 ± 0.009 |
| Rotation period | 19.4283 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Observatoire de Haute-Provence
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| Date of discovery | October 14, 1980 |
| Another name | 1978 PP 3 ; 1951 UJ; 1958 BF; 1973 UA 1 ; 1975 BF 1 ; 1976 JH 3 |
| 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. | |
(2630) Hermod ( 1978 PP 3 ; 1951 UJ ; 1958 BF ; 1973 UA 1 ; 1975 BF 1 ; 1976 JH 3 ) is an approximately 25 kilometers large asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on October 14, 1980 at the Observatoire de Haute-Provence was discovered in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire in the canton Reillanne in the arrondissement Forcalquier in the department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in France ( IAU code 511).
designation
(2630) Hermod was named after Hermodr , a deity of Norse mythology . Hermodr was the son of Odin and Friggs , after whom the asteroids (3989) Odin and (77) Frigga are named. He entered the land of the dead, which was guarded by the goddess Hel (asteroid: (949) Hel ) in order to save his brother Balder (asteroid: (4059) Balder ). The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher .
See also
Web links
- (2630) Hermod in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2630) Hermod 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 31, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 TF 3 . Discovered 1980 Oct. 14 at the Haute Provence Observatory at St. Michel. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2629) Rudra | numbering | (2631) Zhejiang |