(2960) Ohtaki
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Asteroid (2960) Ohtaki |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2207 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1139 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9678 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.4736 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.5079 ± 0.0352 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 130.7598 ± 0.576 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 333.7691 ± 0.6268 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 27, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.31 a ± 0.0645 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.296 ± 0.068 km |
| Albedo | 0.302 ± 0.061 |
| Rotation period | 5.31 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Hiroki Kōsai , Kiichirō Furukawa
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| Date of discovery | 18th February 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 DK 3 ; 1947 BH; 1979 WW 4 |
| 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. | |
(2960) Ohtaki ( 1977 DK 3 ; 1947 BH ; 1979 WK 4 ) is an approximately five kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on February 8, 1977 by the Japanese astronomers Hiroki Kōsai and Kiichirō Furukawa at the Kiso Observatory on Mount Ontake- san was discovered in Kiso-machi in Kiso-gun County , Nagano Prefecture , Japan ( IAU code 381).
designation
(2960) Ohtaki was named after Ohtaki ; the third Japanese city that includes the Kiso Observatory, where the asteroid was discovered. The asteroids (2470) Agematsu and (2924) Mitake-mura were named after the other two cities .
See also
Web links
- (2960) Ohtaki in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2960) Ohtaki 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 25, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 DK 3 . Discovered 1977 Feb. 18 by H. Kosai and K. Hurukawa at Kiso. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2959) Scholl | numbering | (2961) Katsurahama |