(2633) Bishop
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Asteroid (2633) Bishop |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2245 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.139 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9154 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.5336 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.127 ± 0.0365 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 62.4045 ± 0.7006 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 266.6116 ± 0.714 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 5th November 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.32 a ± 0.0548 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.969 ± 0.235 km |
| Albedo | 0.209 ± 0.067 |
| Rotation period | 4.73 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | November 24, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 WR 1 ; 1934 QC; 1951 WW 1 ; 1957 OB 1 ; 1957 OD; 1964 TP; 1977 NP; 1979 BJ 2 |
| 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. | |
(2633) Bishop ( 1981 WR 1 ; 1934 QC ; 1951 WW 1 ; 1957 OB 1 ; 1957 OD ; 1964 TP ; 1977 NP ; 1979 BJ 2 ) is an approximately seven-kilometer asteroid of the main inner belt that appeared on November 24, 1981 was discovered by US astronomer Edward LG Bowell at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2633) Bishop was named after the astronomer George Bishop (1785–1861) from the Kingdom of Great Britain (later from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ). Eleven asteroids were discovered from his observatory ( George Bishop's Observatory, Regent's Park [IAU code 969]). From 1857 to 1858 he was President of the Royal Astronomical Society .
See also
Web links
- (2633) Bishop in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2633) Bishop 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 September 1, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 WR 1 . Discovered 1981 Nov. 24 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2632) Guizhou | numbering | (2634) James Bradley |