(2992) Vondel
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Asteroid (2992) Vondel |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7476 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1866 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2350 AU - 3.2602 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.0485 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 184.9780 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 267.8130 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,548 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.98 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Rotation period | 18.8493 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
| Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
| Another name | 2540 PL, 1978 QV 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. | |
(2992) Vondel is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery was made as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory ( IAU code 675) .
The asteroid is named after the Dutch poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679), who, along with Gerbrand A. Bredero and Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, is regarded as the most important poet of the Dutch Golden Age .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Vondel: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2992) Vondel in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (2992) Vondel in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).