(2950) Rousseau
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Asteroid (2950) Rousseau |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.755 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.261 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.035 AU - 3.475 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.604 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.57 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Albedo | 0.17 ± 0.05 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.90 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | November 9, 1974 |
| Another name | 1974 VQ 2 , 1939 CE, 1962 CG, 1978 NU 5 , 1980 AG |
| 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. | |
(2950) Rousseau is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on November 9, 1974 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern was made, discovered.
The asteroid is named after the French writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778).