(2764) Moeller
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Asteroid (2764) Moeller |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2471 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0838 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0587 ± 0.0001 AU - 2.4354 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.9912 ± 0.0384 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 283.7704 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 252.7566 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 1st July 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.37 a ± 0.0581 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.285 ± 1.082 km |
| Albedo | 0.343 ± 0.165 |
| Rotation period | 5,953 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Norman G. Thomas
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| Date of discovery | February 8, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 CN ; 1976 UY 20 |
| 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. | |
(2764) Moeller ( 1981 CN ; 1976 UJ 20 ) is an approximately eight kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on February 8, 1981 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) was discovered near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2764) Moeller was named by the discoverer Norman G. Thomas after his mother Sonia Louise Moeller-Thomas .
See also
Web links
- (2764) Moeller in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2764) Moeller 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 CN. Discovered 1981 Feb. 8 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2763) Jeans | numbering | (2765) Dinant |