(42191) Thurmann
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Asteroid (42191) Thurmann |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6068 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1999 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0857 AU - 3.1280 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.4328 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 111.2525 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 251.3338 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.21 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.43 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Jurassic Observatory |
| Date of discovery | February 14, 2001 |
| Another name | 2001 CJ 37 |
| 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. | |
(42191) Thurmann is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 14, 2001 at the Jura Observatory ( IAU code 185) in Vicques in the canton of Jura .
The asteroid was named on July 24, 2002 after the Franco-Swiss geologist and botanist Jules Thurmann (1804–1855), who was a pioneer in researching the geology of the Swiss Jura and in 1832 recognized its nature as a mountain range of folds .
See also
Web links
- (42191) Thurmann in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (42191) Thurmann in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (42191) Thurmann according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)