(2909) Hoshi-no-ie

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Asteroid
(2909) Hoshi-no-ie
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 27, 2019 ( JD 2,458,600.5)
Orbit type Outer main belt
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0173 ± 0.0002  AU
eccentricity 0.1191 ± 0.0005
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6581 ± 0.0014 AU - 3.3765 ± 0.0002 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 11.452 ± 0.0459 °
Length of the ascending node 85.3949 ± 0.231 °
Argument of the periapsis 284.8285 ± 0.03 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 6, 2021
Sidereal period 5.24 a ± 0.1659 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 21.312 ± 0.313 km
Albedo 0.160 ± 0.013
Absolute brightness 11.1 mag
history
Explorer JapanJapan Sadao Sei
Date of discovery May 9, 1983
Another name 1983 YES ; 1948 UF; 1948 flat share; 1957 LG; 1961 DK; 1969 VV 2 ; 1972 JN; 1974 UH
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(2909) Hoshi-no-ie ( 1983 JA ; 1948 UF ; 1948 WG ; 1957 LG ; 1961 DK ; 1969 VV 2 ; 1972 JN ; 1974 UH ) is an asteroid about 21 kilometers in size of the outer main belt , which occurred on May 9th Was discovered in 1983 by the Japanese astronomer Sadao Sei at the Chirorin Observatory ( IAU code 383). It belongs to the Eos family , a group of asteroids named after (221) Eos .

designation

(2909) Hoshi-no-ie was named after the Chirorin observatory where the asteroid was discovered. Translated, this word means “star house”.

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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 22, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1983 JA. Discovered 1983 May 9 by S. Sei at Chirorin. "
predecessor asteroid successor
(2908) Shimoyama numbering (2910) Yoshkar-Ola