(2725) David Bender

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Asteroid
(2725) David Bender
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.0336 ± 0.0002  AU
eccentricity 0.1512 ± 0.0002
Perihelion - aphelion 2.575 ± 0.0001 AU - 3.4922 ± 0.0002 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.5584 ± 0.055 °
Length of the ascending node 61.5345 ± 0.1781 °
Argument of the periapsis 28.3794 ± 0.2675 °
Time of passage of the perihelion June 3, 2021
Sidereal period 5.28 a ± 0.1595 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 36.975 ± 0.394 km
Albedo 0.068 ± 0.015
Rotation period 9,956 h
Absolute brightness 10.8 mag
history
Explorer United StatesUnited States Scolded John Bus , Eleanor HelinUnited StatesUnited States 
Date of discovery November 7, 1978
Another name 1978 VG 3 ; 1941 WW; 1943 GA; 1959 FA; 1962 XB; 1969 EE 1 ; 1980 FA 12 ; A904 VC
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.

(2725) David Bender ( 1978 VG 3 ; 1941 WW ; 1943 GA ; 1959 FA ; 1962 XB ; 1969 EE 1 ; 1980 FA 12 ; A904 VC ) is an approximately 37 kilometers large asteroid of the main outer belt that appeared on November 7, 1978 was discovered by the American astronomers scolding John Bus and Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego in California ( IAU code 675).

designation

(2725) David Bender was named after David F. Bender , whose analytical techniques are widely used to assess potential space missions on minor planets .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 on September 9, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1978 VG 3 . Discovered 1978 Nov. 7 by EF Helin and SJ Bus at Palomar. "
predecessor asteroid successor
(2724) Orlov numbering (2726) Kotelnikov