(2741) Valdivia
Asteroid (2741) Valdivia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.609 AU |
eccentricity | 0.182 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.135 AU - 3.083 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.3 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 151.1 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 91.3 ° |
Sidereal period | 1539 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.9 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 12 km |
Rotation period | 4.1 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Carlos Torres and Sergio Barros |
Date of discovery | 1st December 1975 |
Another name | 1975 XG, 1935 CM, 1952 DJ 2 , 1953 QS, 1969 EB 1 , 1969 FC, 1973 FX 1 , 1979 UA 1 , 1990 FO 3 |
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. |
(2741) Valdivia is a main belt asteroid discovered by Carlos Torres and Sergio Barros at the Cerro El Roble Observatory on December 1, 1975. It was named after the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia . Observations from the Carbuncle Hill Observatory, Rhode Island , in 2003, determined the period of rotation to be 4096 ± 0.001 hours and the fluctuation in brightness to 0.40 ± 0.03 mag.