(2634) James Bradley
Asteroid (2634) James Bradley |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.4631 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0526 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 3.2810 AU - 3.6453 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.3967 ° |
Sidereal period | 6.44 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.02 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 34 km |
Albedo | 0.0923 |
Absolute brightness | 10.5 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
Date of discovery | February 21, 1982 |
Another name | 1982 DL, 1931 FL, 1961 XH, 1963 FC, 1975 AO, 1976 GB 1 , 1977 KP, A905 CC |
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. |
(2634) James Bradley is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 February 1982 by the US 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 after the English clergyman and astronomer James Bradley , who succeeded Edmond Halley as head of the Royal Greenwich Observatory between 1742 and 1761 .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid James Bradley: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2634) James Bradley in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (2634) James Bradley in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).