(2987) Sarabhai
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Asteroid (2987) Sarabhai |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8872 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0620 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7081 AU - 3.0663 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.013 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,906 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.529 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17.97 km |
| Albedo | 0.079 |
| Absolute brightness | 12,214 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
| Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
| Another name | 4583 PL, 1978 JY 1 , 1980 Ub 1 |
| 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. | |
(2987) Sarabhai is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The asteroid was named in honor of the Indian researcher Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai , who u. a. initiated public satellite television in India.