(2763) Jeans
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Asteroid (2763) Jeans |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4042 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2182 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8796 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.9289 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.541 ± 0.0345 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 308.7208 ± 0.6729 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 33.7241 ± 0.679 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 2, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.73 a ± 0.074 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.514 ± 0.157 km |
| Albedo | 0.412 ± 0.079 |
| Rotation period | 7.80 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: V |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | July 24, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 OG ; 1930 UY; 1941 QA; 1945 TE; 1955 HC; 1975 XU 2 ; 1975 XV 1 ; 1979 YE |
| 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. | |
(2763) Jeans ( 1982 OG ; 1930 UY ; 1941 QA ; 1945 TE ; 1955 HC ; 1975 XU 2 ; 1975 XV 1 ; 1979 YE ) is an asteroid approximately eight kilometers in size of the main inner belt that was released on July 24, 1982 by the US - American astronomer Edward LG Bowell was discovered at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2763) Jeans was named after the English physicist , astronomer and mathematician James Jeans (1877–1946), whose research included cosmogony , stellar evolution and star dynamics . A moon crater and a Martian crater were named after Jeans .
See also
Web links
- (2763) Jeans in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2763) Jeans 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 11, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 OG. Discovered 1982 July 24 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2762) Fowler | numbering | (2764) Moeller |