(2748) Patrick Gene
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Asteroid (2748) Patrick Gene |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8081 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1347 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4298 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.1864 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.2182 ± 0.0488 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 350.3582 ± 0.0505 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 347.3696 ± 0.5251 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 7, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 4.71 a ± 0.1286 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 8.509 ± 0.204 km |
| Albedo | 0.210 ± 0.028 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Carolyn Shoemaker
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| Date of discovery | May 5th 1981 |
| Another name | 1980 DW ; 1953 FO 1 ; 1975 EK 5 ; 1977 SV 2 ; 1977 TM 3 ; 1977 TS 7 ; 1982 OM |
| 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. | |
(2748) Patrick Gene ( 1980 DW ; 1953 FO 1 ; 1975 EK 5 ; 1977 SV 2 ; 1977 TM 3 ; 1977 TS 7 ; 1982 OM ) is an approximately nine kilometers large asteroid of the central main belt that was found on May 5, 1981 by by the American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675).
designation
(2748) Patrick Gene was named after Patrick Gene Shoemaker , the son of the explorer Carolyn Shoemaker.
See also
Web links
- (2748) Patrick Gene in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2748) Patrick Gene 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 11, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 JF 2 . Discovered 1981 May 5 by CS Shoemaker at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2747) Cesky Krumlov | numbering | (2749) Walterhorn |