(5095) Escalante
Asteroid (5095) Escalante |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 363,607,498 km / 2.431 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2172 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9031 AU - 2.9587 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.6006 ° |
Sidereal period | 1,384.075 days |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.1031 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 8.78 km |
Albedo | 0.1203 |
Rotation period | 8.542 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
Date of discovery | July 10, 1983 |
Another name | 1983 NL |
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. |
(5095) Escalante is an asteroid in the main belt of the solar system that Edward LG Bowell discovered on July 10, 1983 at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory . He is within the 3: 1 Kirkwood gap , which is 2.50 AU.
The minor planet was named in 1993 after the Bolivian math teacher Jaime Escalante (1930-2010).
Web links
- JPL Small-Body Database (English)