(2847) Parvati

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Asteroid
(2847) Parvati
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.1693 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.1158 ± 0.0004
Perihelion - aphelion 1.918 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.4205 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.4537 ± 0.0434 °
Length of the ascending node 246.9386 ± 0.787 °
Argument of the periapsis 12.3402 ± 0.8034 °
Time of passage of the perihelion October 10, 2020
Sidereal period 3.2 a ± 0.0474 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 6.879 ± 0.059 km
Albedo 0.373 ± 0.085
Rotation period ≈2.640 ± 0.792 h
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
history
Explorer United States 48United States Lowell Observatory
Date of discovery February 1, 1959
Another name 1959 CC 1 ; 1931 OE; 1940 EA; 1941 SE; 1941 SV; 1960 SF; 1969 KG; 1973 SR 2 ; 1975 BY; 1975 EN; 1979 QZ 6
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.

(2847) Parvati ( 1959 CC 1 ; 1931 OE ; 1940 EA ; 1941 SE ; 1941 SV ; 1960 SF ; 1969 KG ; 1973 SR 2 ; 1975 BY ; 1975 EN ; 1979 QZ 6 ) is an asteroid about seven kilometers in size of the inner Main belt discovered on February 1, 1959 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff , Coconino County , Arizona ( IAU code 690).

designation

(2847) Parvati was named after the Hindu goddess Parvati , who is considered the wife of Shiva , after whom the asteroid (1170) Siva was named. She is often depicted as a beautiful young woman at Shiva's side and instructed in asceticism and dancing by him .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 18, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1959 CC 1 . Discovered 1959 Feb. 1 at the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff. "
predecessor asteroid successor
(2846) Ylppo numbering (2848) ASP