(5002) Marnix
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Asteroid (5002) Marnix |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3277 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2052 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8499 AU - 2.8055 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.5923 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 108.0336 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 172.4213 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.55 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.52 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | 20th September 1987 |
| Another name | 1987 SS 3 , 1951 JN, 1983 GD 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. | |
(5002) Marnix is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 September 1987 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the Rozhen Observatory in Bulgaria was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Dutch writer and politician Philips van Marnix , who is considered to be the author of the Dutch national anthem Het Wilhelmus .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Marnix: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- Asteroid Marnix in the Small-Body Database of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
- (5002) Marnix in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).