(293909) Matterhorn
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Asteroid (293909) Matterhorn |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.922 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.09 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.659 AU - 3.185 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 13 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 285 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.39 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Stefan Karge and Rainer Kling |
| Date of discovery | September 16, 2007 |
| Another name | 2007 SS 2 |
| 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. | |
(293909) Matterhorn is an asteroid of the main outer belt located between Mars and Jupiter .
It was discovered on September 16, 2007 by the German amateur astronomers Stefan Karge and Rainer Kling from the Hans-Ludwig-Neumann-Observatory ( IAU-Code B01) on the Kleiner Feldberg in the Taunus .
The asteroid was on December 17, 2013 after the 4478 m above sea level. M. high Matterhorn named. The Matterhorn is one of the highest mountains in the Alps and is located on the border between Italy and Switzerland .
See also
Web links
- (293909) Matterhorn in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (293909) Matterhorn at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database: 293909 Matterhorn. In: NASA . Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
- ↑ Minor Planet Circulars # 86284. (PDF) In: Minor Planet Center . December 17, 2013, accessed October 18, 2017 .