(2937) Gibbs
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Asteroid (2937) Gibbs |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3206 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.3026 ± 0.0006 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.6183 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.0229 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.7631 ± 0.0704 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 265.6937 ± 0.1759 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 71.7740 ± 0.2106 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 15th August 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.54 a ± 0.097 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.035 ± 0.705 km |
| Albedo | 0.380 ± 0.184 |
| Rotation period | 3.189 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | June 14, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 LA |
| 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. | |
(2937) Gibbs ( 1980 LA ) is an asteroid about three miles in size of the main inner belt that was discovered on June 14, 1980 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2937) Gibbs was named after the American physicist Josiah Willard Gibbs (1839-1903). He worked at Yale University and Princeton University . Although his main work dealt with thermodynamics , theories of optics and vector analysis , he made an important contribution to the study of minor planets through his research on orbits .
See also
Web links
- (2937) Gibbs in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2937) Gibbs 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 23, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 LA. Discovered 1980 June 14 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2936) Nechvíle | numbering | (2938) Hopi |