(3025) Higson
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Asteroid (3025) Higson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Higson family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1979 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0861 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9224 ± 0.00001 AU - 3.4734 ± 0.0003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.0223 ± 0.067 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 293.4075 ± 0.1301 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 114.2388 ± 0.4463 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2nd October 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 5.72 a ± 0.2275 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 45.830 ± 0.299 km |
| Albedo | 0.080 ± 0.012 |
| Rotation period | 13.06 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Carolyn Shoemaker , Eugene Shoemaker
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| Date of discovery | 20th August 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 QR ; 1927 BE |
| 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. | |
(3025) Higson ( 1982 QR ; 1927 BE ) is an approximately 46 kilometers large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on August 20, 1982 by the American astronomers Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory on Palomar Mountain about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego ( IAU code 675) was discovered. It belongs to the Higson family , a group of asteroids whose namesake (3025) is Higson.
designation
(3025) Higson was named after Roger Higson , a night assistant for the 1.2 m Schmidt telescope at the Palomar Observatory. His efforts have been recognized in particular by observers of comets and minor planets . The naming was proposed by the explorers Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker and supported by the American astronomers James Gibson and Charles Thomas Kowal .
See also
Web links
- (3025) Higson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (3025) Higson 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 October 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 QR. Discovered 1982 Aug. 20 by CS Shoemaker and EM Shoemaker at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (3024) Hainan | numbering | (3026) Sarastro |