(2878) Panacea
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Asteroid (2878) Panacea |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0466 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0844 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7895 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.3038 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.2469 ± 0.0454 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 318.1110 ± 0.2178 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 21.1931 ± 0.3233 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 19th November 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 5.32 a ± 0.1607 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.542 ± 0.239 km |
| Albedo | 0.153 ± 0.035 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | September 7, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 RX ; 1938 UE |
| 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. | |
(2878) Panacea ( 1980 RX ; 1938 UE ) is an approximately 10 miles large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on September 7, 1980 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) in the Was discovered near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Eos family , a group of asteroids named after (221) Eos .
designation
(2878) Panacea was named after Panakeia , the goddess of healing in Greek mythology . She is the daughter of Asclepius , after whom the asteroid (1027) Aesculapia is named; as well as the sister of Hygieia , Machaon and Podaleirios . The asteroids (10) Hygiea , (3063) Makhaon and (4086) Podalirius are named after their siblings . The name was made by the discoverer Edward LG Bowell after a recommendation by the Belgian mathematician, astronomer and author Jean Meeus .
See also
Web links
- (2878) Panacea in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2878) Panacea in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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 21, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 RX. Discovered 1980 Sept. 7 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2877) Likhachev | numbering | (2879) Shimizu |