(4062) Schiaparelli
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Asteroid (4062) Schiaparelli |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.242 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.15 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.906 AU - 2.579 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 340.1 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.36 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | January 28, 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 BF, 1932 BN, 1974 SX 2 |
| 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. | |
(4062) Schiaparelli is a main belt asteroid discovered on January 28, 1989 from the San Vittore Observatory in Bologna .
The asteroid was named after the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835–1910).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4062) Schiaparelli in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Asteroid Schiaparelli: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (4062) Schiaparelli in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).