(2730) Barks
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Asteroid (2730) Barks |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.721 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.13 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3672 ± 0.001 AU - 3.0747 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.4284 ± 0.0446 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 4.6552 ± 0.035 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 273.2123 ± 0.3897 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 14, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 4.49 a ± 0.1151 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.830 ± 0.120 km |
| Albedo | 0.162 ± 0.020 |
| Rotation period | 6.084 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: C |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | August 30, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 QH ; 1935 FQ; 1935 HC; 1963 SP; 1972 TJ 5 ; 1975 EM 1 |
| 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. | |
(2730) Barks ( 1981 QH ; 1935 FQ ; 1935 HC ; 1963 SP ; 1972 TJ 5 ; 1975 EM 1 ) is an approximately 10 miles large asteroid of the main central belt that was discovered on August 30, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell was discovered at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2730) Barks was named after the well-known US comic author and illustrator as well as cartoonist and painter Carl Barks (1901–2000) and is considered the most famous Disney illustrator and created numerous comic characters of von Duckburg such as Dagobert Duck . The naming was suggested by Peter Thomas of Cornell University .
See also
Web links
- (2730) Barks in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2730) Barks 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 on September 9, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 QH. Discovered 1981 Aug. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2729) Urumqi | numbering | (2731) Cucula |