(3109) Machin
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Asteroid (3109) Machin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4509 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0895 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2314 AU - 2.6703 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.1817 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 22.8003 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 256.5565 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.84 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.02 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 22.94 km |
| Albedo | 0.0769 |
| Rotation period | 20.3 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luboš Kohoutek |
| Date of discovery | 19th February 1974 |
| Another name | 1974 DC , 1930 YL, 1936 HA, 1956 SB, 1964 VF 1 , 1974 DO 1 , 1974 FB 1 , 1978 GZ 2 , 1979 OQ 14 , 1982 FO 3 , A924 EB |
| 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. | |
(3109) Machin is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 19, 1974 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburg observatory ( IAU code 029) in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf .
The asteroid was on 4 May 1999 by the British designer of coins and stamps Arnold Machin named (1911-1999), the 1964 used for the new Dezimalmünzen England's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Designed from the UK. This design was also used in the British postage stamps that have been issued since 1967 until today (2014).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Machin: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3109) Machin in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3109) Machin in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).