(5155) Denisyuk

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Asteroid
(5155) Denisyuk
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hygiea family
Major semi-axis 3.1279  AU
eccentricity 0.1337
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7096 AU - 3.5462 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.1163 °
Length of the ascending node 60.7594 °
Argument of the periapsis 235.5086 °
Sidereal period 5.53 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.86 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 15 km
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
history
Explorer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova
Date of discovery April 18, 1972
Another name 1972 HR , 1962 QA, 1968 UL 2 , 1988 GW
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.

(5155) Denisyuk is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 18, 1972 by the Soviet astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).

The asteroid belongs to the Hygiea family, a rather older group of asteroids, as is believed, the largest member of which is the asteroid (10) Hygiea .

(5155) Denisyuk was named on October 5, 1998 after the Russian physicist Yuri Nikolajewitsch Denisjuk (1927-2006), who became known for his contributions to holography .

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Individual evidence

  1. The family affiliation of (5155) Denisyuk in the AstDyS-2 database (English)