(3933) Portugal
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Asteroid (3933) Portugal |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.249 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.095 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.939 AU - 3.559 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 42.7 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 250 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2139 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | RM West |
| Date of discovery | March 12, 1986 |
| Another name | 1986 EN 4 , 1982 ON, 1983 YW |
| 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. | |
(3933) Portugal is a main belt asteroid of the Themis family discovered by Richard Martin West on March 12, 1986 at the La Silla Observatory . It was named after the country Portugal , which was honored for its services in the organization of the European Southern Observatory .
See also
Web links
- (3933) Portugal in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (3933) Portugal in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .