(2860) Pasacentennium
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Asteroid (2860) Pasacentennium |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3318 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2161 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8279 ± 0.0001 AU - 2.8358 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 22.6818 ± 0.0072 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 334.5063 ± 0.0864 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 70.7049 ± 0.1914 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 4th February 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.56 a ± 0.0779 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.767 ± 0.216 km |
| Albedo | 0.352 ± 0.043 |
| Rotation period | 2,660 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Eleanor Helin
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| Date of discovery | October 8, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 TA |
| 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. | |
(2860) Pasacentennium ( 1978 TA ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on October 8, 1978 by the American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675) has been.
designation
(2860) Pasacentennium was named after the centenary of the city of Pasadena , Los Angeles County , California . The asteroid (2200) Pasadena was named after the city itself ; the name after the centenary was suggested by the city itself.
See also
Web links
- (2860) Pasacentennium in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2860) Pasacentennium 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): “1978 TA. Discovered 1978 Oct. 8 by EF Helin at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2859) Paganini | numbering | (2861) Lambrecht |