(26761) Stromboli

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Asteroid
(26761) Stromboli
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 4.0090  AU
eccentricity 0.1670
Perihelion - aphelion 3.3396 AU - 4.6784 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5394 °
Length of the ascending node 223.3256 °
Argument of the periapsis 229.4047 °
Sidereal period 8.03 a
Mean orbital velocity 14.89 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 17 km
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
history
Explorer C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels
Date of discovery September 24, 1960
Another name 2033 PL , 1999 RW 127
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.

(26761) Stromboli is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery was made as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory ( IAU code 675) .

The asteroid belongs to the Hilda group, which means that it moves in an orbital resonance of 3: 2 with the planet Jupiter around the sun . This group is named after the asteroid (153) Hilda .

(26761) Stromboli was born on 13 July 2004 after the north of Sicily located Mediterranean - volcanic island of Stromboli named.

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