(2993) Wendy
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Asteroid (2993) Wendy |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5869 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1949 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0828 ± 0.0014 AU - 3.091 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.2914 ± 0.0468 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 313.3409 ± 0.2342 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 74.6024 ± 0.2562 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 11, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 4.16 a ± 0.1232 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11.209 ± 0.235 km |
| Albedo | 0.169 ± 0.016 |
| Rotation period | 4.456 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Perth observatory
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| Date of discovery | 4th August 1970 |
| Another name | 1970 PA ; 1979 YJ 2 ; 1981 DG 1 ; A916 QA |
| 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. | |
(2993) Wendy ( 1970 PA ; 1979 YJ 2 ; 1981 DG 1 ; A916 QA ) is an approximately eleven kilometers large asteroid of the central main belt that was found on August 4, 1970 at the Perth Observatory in Bickley , Western Australia in Australia ( IAU- Code 319) was discovered. It belongs to the Eunomia family , a group of asteroids named after (15) Eunomia .
designation
(2993) Wendy was named after his wife by the Australian astronomer Peter V. Birch , after whom the asteroid (3924) Birch was named. This asteroid is the first to be discovered in Bickley.
See also
Web links
- (2993) Wendy in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2993) Wendy in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
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 29, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1970 PA. Discovered 1970 Aug. 4 at the Perth Observatory at Bickley. ”
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2992) Vondel | numbering | (2994) Flynn |