(378917) Stefankarge

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Asteroid
(378917) Stefankarge
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 2.942  AU
eccentricity 0.127
Perihelion - aphelion 2.569 AU - 3.314 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.5 °
Length of the ascending node 78.5 °
Argument of the periapsis 334 °
Sidereal period 5.04 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 16.8 likes
history
Explorer Erwin Schwab
Date of discovery October 28, 2008
Another name 2008 UP 91
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.

(378917) Stefankarge is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on October 28, 2008 by the German amateur astronomer Erwin Schwab by the Tzec Maun Observatory ( IAU Code H10) in Mayhill (New Mexico) , USA . The telescopes of this observatory can be remotely controlled online with access authorization.

Schwab dedicated the asteroid to the amateur astronomer Stefan Karge (* 1963). Both are members of the Physikalischer Verein - Society for Education and Science and have several asteroids in common, such as B. (274020) Skywalker , discovered. Karge is particularly involved in the observation of quasars and the discovery of over 50 asteroids. On September 9, 2014, the naming of the asteroid was confirmed by the International Astronomical Union .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tzec Maun Foundation. In: Tzec Maun Foundation. 2014, accessed on July 20, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b Minor Planet Circulars # 89836. (PDF) In: Minor Planet Center . September 9, 2014, accessed October 18, 2017 .
  3. ^ Website of Stefan Karge. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .