(2683) Brian
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Asteroid (2683) Brian |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9157 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 2.7481 ± 0.0012 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.0833 ± 0.0002 AU - 1.4808 ± 0.043 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.4951 ± 0.0324 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 342.1889 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 18.4182 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2nd March 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 4.98 a ± 0.1355 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11.077 ± 0.180 km |
| Albedo | 0.209 ± 0.045 |
| Rotation period | 22.528 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Norman G. Thomas
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| Date of discovery | January 10, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 AD 1 ; 1929 ST; 1939 UF; 1969 UG 2 ; 1978 PM |
| 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. | |
(2683) Brian ( 1981 AD 1 ; 1929 ST ; 1939 UF ; 1969 UG 2 ; 1978 PM ) is an approximately eleven kilometer large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on January 10, 1981 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Koronis family , a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis .
designation
(2683) Brian was named after his eldest son by the explorer Norman G. Thomas.
See also
Web links
- (2683) Brian in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2683) Brian 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 4, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 AD 1 . Discovered 1981 Jan. 10 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2682) Soromundi | numbering | (2684) Douglas |