(3953) Perth
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Asteroid (3953) Perth |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2614 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1876 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8373 AU - 2.6856 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.9498 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.40 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.79 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 5.2 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | November 6, 1986 |
| Another name | 1986 VB 6 , 1969 TO 6 , 1979 QG 8 , 1933 FZ |
| 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. | |
(3953) Perth is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 6 November 1986 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Perth Observatory near the city of Perth in Western Australia .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Perth: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3953) Perth in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3953) Perth in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).