(294664) Trakai
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Asteroid (294664) Trakai |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.2483 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0587 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.0578 AU - 3.4388 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.3667 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 277.2497 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 36.1788 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.85 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Kazimieras Černis , Ilgmārs Eglītis |
| Date of discovery | January 3, 2008 |
| Another name | 2008 AL 86 |
| 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. | |
(294664) Trakai is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which was discovered by the Lithuanian astronomer Kazimieras Černis and the Latvian astronomer Ilgmārs Eglītis on January 3, 2008 at the Baldones astrofizikas observatorija of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Latvia in Riekstukalns near Baldone ( IAU code 069) has been. The asteroid was discovered while observing 45 positions of 14 asteroids.
(294664) Trakai was named after the Lithuanian city of Trakai on February 7, 2012 .
See also
Web links
- (294664) Trakai in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (294664) Trakai in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (294664) Trakai according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)