(3293) Rontaylor
Asteroid (3293) Rontaylor |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Hertha family |
Major semi-axis | 2.3978 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1407 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0604 AU - 2.7351 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.142 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.713 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.23 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 7.2 km |
Absolute brightness | 13,743 likes |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 4650 PL, 1970 GN 1 , 1953 XB |
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. |
(3293) Rontaylor 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 asteroid is named after the American astronomer Ronald C. Taylor .