(31665) Veblen
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Asteroid (31665) Veblen |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0523 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0906 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7759 AU - 3.3288 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3241 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 142.3908 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.33 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.06 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul G. Comba |
| Date of discovery | May 10, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 JZ 2 , 1977 DV 5 |
| 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. | |
(31665) Veblen is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 10 May 1999 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( observatory code in 684) Arizona was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the US mathematician Oswald Veblen (1880–1960), who taught at the Institute for Advanced Study from 1932 and made valuable contributions in topology , projective geometry and differential geometry . The appointment took place on March 28, 2002.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Veblen: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (31665) Veblen in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (31665) Veblen in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).