(2740) Tsoj
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Asteroid (2740) Tsoj |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0009 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0716 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7861 ± 0.001 AU - 3.2157 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.3727 ± 0.0413 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 197.8827 ± 0.2132 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 95.8674 ± 0.3548 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 18, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 5.2 a ± 0.0154 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17.701 ± 0.161 km |
| Albedo | 0.122 ± 0.024 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
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| Date of discovery | September 26, 1974 |
| Another name | 1974 SY 4 ; 1951 GW; 1953 TY; 1958 TB 1 ; 1972 GD; 1974 TD 1 ; 1977 EB 1 ; 1979 SC 9 |
| 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. | |
(2740) Tsoj ( 1974 SY 4 ; 1951 GW ; 1953 TY ; 1958 TB 1 ; 1972 GD ; 1974 TD 1 ; 1977 EB 1 ; 1979 SC 9 ) is an asteroid about 18 kilometers across the main outer belt that appeared on September 26 1974 was discovered by the Ukrainian (then: Soviet Union ) astronomer Lyudmyla Shuravlowa at the Crimean Observatory (Nautschnyj branch) on the Crimean peninsula ( IAU code 095). It belongs to the Eos family , a group of asteroids named after (221) Eos .
designation
(2740) Tsoj was named after the rock musician , poet and actor Viktor Robertowitsch Zoi (1962–1990), who was the front man of the band Kino .
See also
Web links
- (2740) Tsoj in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2740) Tsoj in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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): “1974 SY 4 . Discovered 1974 Sept. 26 by LV Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2739) Taguacipa | numbering | (2741) Valdivia |