(30440) Larry
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Asteroid (30440) Larry |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0012 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2042 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3883 AU - 3.6140 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.4216 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 355.1549 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 248.7810 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.20 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.22 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | John Broughton |
| Date of discovery | June 22, 2000 |
| Another name | 2000 MG |
| 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. | |
(30440) Larry is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 June 2000 by the Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton on Reedy Creek Observatory ( IAU code 428) in Queensland was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American entertainer Larry Fine (1902-1975), who was temporarily a member of the comedian group The Three Stooges .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Larry: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (30440) Larry in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (30440) Larry in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).