(2779) Mary
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Asteroid (2779) Mary |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2119 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0626 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0735 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.3503 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.8917 ± 0.0034 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 80.2743 ± 0.6971 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 122.6991 ± 0.7803 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | September 30, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.29 a ± 0.0582 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.261 ± 0.136 km |
| Albedo | 0.216 ± 0.048 |
| Rotation period | ≈ 3.36 ± 1.008 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Norman G. Thomas
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| Date of discovery | February 6, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 CX ; 1935 EC; 1968 FN; 1969 RP; 1976 UF 5 |
| 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. | |
(2779) Mary ( 1981 CX ; 1935 EC ; 1968 FN ; 1969 RP ; 1976 UF 5 ) is an approximately ten kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on February 6, 1981 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas on the Lowell- Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2779) Mary was named by the explorer Norman G. Thomas after his wife Maryanna Ruth Thomas . She determined the positions of comets and asteroids in the 1960s as part of the program initiated by Elizabeth Roemer , after whom the asteroid (1657) Roemera was named.
See also
Web links
- (2779) Mary in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2779) Mary 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 13, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 CX. Discovered 1981 Feb. 6 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2778) Tangshan | numbering | (2780) Monnig |