(2802) Weisell
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Asteroid (2802) Weisell |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1117 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1233 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7279 AU - 3.4955 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.6180 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,489 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.88 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 19 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10.9 likes |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Date of discovery | January 19, 1939 |
| Another name | 1939 BU, 1945 GA, 1951 KZ |
| 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. | |
(2802) Weisell is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 January 1939 by the Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the discoverer's father.