(2999) Dante
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Asteroid (2999) Dante |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Asteroid family | Baptistina family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2709 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1049 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0328 ± 0.0006 AU - 2.509 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.7681 ± 0.0429 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 74.9411 ± 0.354 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 38.9935 ± 0.4457 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 1st July 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.42 a ± 0.059 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.887 ± 0.101 km |
| Albedo | 0.128 ± 0.015 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Norman G. Thomas
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| Date of discovery | February 6, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 CY ; 1978 GT 4 ; 1978 JT |
| 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. | |
(2999) Dante ( 1981 CY ; 1978 GT 4 ; 1978 JT ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on February 6, 1981 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Baptistina family , a group of asteroids named after (298) Baptistina .
designation
(2999) Dante was named after the famous poet and philosopher Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) from the Republic of Florence . He is considered the most famous writer from the area of what is now Italy . The Dante lunar crater is also named after him.
See also
Web links
- (2999) Dante in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2999) Dante 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 September 30, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 CY. Discovered 1981 Feb. 6 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2998) Berendeya | numbering | (3000) Leonardo |