(3192) A'Hearn
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Asteroid (3192) A'Hearn |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3774 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1686 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9767 AU - 2.7781 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.8791 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 56.7449 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 91.5839 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3 a 245 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.31 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Albedo | 0.354 |
| Rotation period | 3 h 9 min 36 s |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: C |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Bowell |
| Date of discovery | January 30, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 BY 1 , 1975 JN |
| 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. | |
(3192) A'Hearn is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 January 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory was discovered.
It was named on June 22, 1986 in honor of the American astronomer and astronomy professor Michael A'Hearn (1940-2017), who was the main observer on NASA's Deep Impact mission .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid A'Hearn: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3192) A'Hearn in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3192) A'Hearn in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).