(3019) Kulin

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Asteroid
(3019) Kulin
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8643  AU
eccentricity 0.0523
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7145 AU - 3.0140 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.2196 °
Length of the ascending node 104.1778 °
Argument of the periapsis 317.1917 °
Sidereal period 4,846 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.60 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 12 km
Absolute brightness 11.9 likes
history
Explorer György Kulin
Date of discovery January 7, 1940
Another name 1940 AC , 1969 AX, 1970 HG, 1972 TV 6 , 1973 YE 4 , 1974 CX, 1976 OJ, 1977 TO 5 , 1980 JA 1 , 1982 XT 3 , 1984 EF, 2001 TU 170
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.

(3019) Kulin is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 7, 1940 by the Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory ( IAU code 053) in Budapest .

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis .

(3019) Kulin was named after its discoverer.

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Individual evidence

  1. The family affiliation of (3019) Kulin in the AstDyS-2 database (English)