(2852) Declercq

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Asteroid
(2852) Declercq
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type Middle main belt
Asteroid family Astrid family
Major semi-axis 2.7855 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.0846 ± 0.00004
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5499 ± 0.001 AU - 3.0211 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.7014 ± 0.035 °
Length of the ascending node 110.1041 ± 0.0001 °
Argument of the periapsis 257.1451 ± 0.0001 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 16th February 2019
Sidereal period 4.65 a ± 0.1048 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.871 ± 3.153 km
Albedo 0.097 ± 0.058
Absolute brightness 12.7 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: Ch
history
Explorer BelgiumBelgium Henri Debehogne
Date of discovery 23rd August 1981
Another name 1981 QU 2 ; 1957 LF; 1975 GB 1 ; 1975 HL; 1981 TN
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(2852) Declercq ( 1981 QU 2 ; 1957 LF ; 1975 GB 1 ; 1975 HL ; 1981 TN ) is an approximately 13 km large asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on August 23, 1981 by the Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at the La Silla Observatory was discovered on the La Silla in La Higuera in Chile ( IAU code 809). It belongs to the Astrid family , a group of asteroids named after (1128) Astrid .

designation

(2852) Declercq was named after the wife of the explorer Henri Debehogne (her family name).

See also

Web links

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): “1981 QU2. Discovered 1981 Aug. 23 by H. Debehogne at La Silla. ”
predecessor asteroid successor
(2851) Harbin numbering (2853) Harvill