(3098) van Sprang
Asteroid (3098) van Sprang |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.3026 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2112 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8163 AU - 2.7889 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.345 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,494 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.63 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 14.8 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 4579 PL, 1980 FJ 3 |
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. |
(3098) van Sprang is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the Dutch meteor specialist Bert van Sprang .