(2713) Luxembourg
Asteroid (2713) Luxembourg |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Koronis family |
Major semi-axis | 2.8545 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0275 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7761 AU - 2.933 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.353 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,700 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.63 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
Date of discovery | February 19, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 EA, 1935 QZ, 1958 HE |
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. |
(2713) Luxembourg is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 19, 1938 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory in Ukkel .
The asteroid is named after Luxembourg .
See also
Web links
- (2713) Luxembourg in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2713) Luxembourg in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).