(2854) Rawson
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Asteroid (2854) Rawson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2051 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1217 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9368 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.4734 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.7651 ± 0.0459 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 292.3235 ± 0.3902 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 280.5978 ± 0.4563 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 26, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.27 a ± 0.0571 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.238 ± 0.089 km |
| Albedo | 0.177 ± 0.017 |
| Rotation period | 4.7755 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 David McLeish
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| Date of discovery | May 6, 1964 |
| Another name | 1964 JE ; 1931 DS; 1967 EN; 1971 ON; 1981 PS |
| 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. | |
(2854) Rawson ( 1964 JE ; 1931 DS ; 1967 EN ; 1971 ON ; 1981 PS ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on May 6, 1964 by the Argentine astronomer David McLeish at the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba in Córdoba im Departamento Capital , Province of Cordoba ( IAU code 822).
designation
(2854) Rawson was named after the Argentine doctor and politician Guillermo Rawson (1825-1900). He was a member of the Argentine Parliament and Minister of the Interior and the Argentine city of Rawson in the Rawson Department in the province of Chubut was named after him.
See also
Web links
- (2854) Rawson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2854) Rawson 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 18, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1964 JE. Discovered 1964 May 6 by D. McLeish at Córdoba. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2853) Harvill | numbering | (2855) Bastian |