(5535) Annefrank
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Asteroid (5535) Annefrank |
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| Stardust shot | |
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.213 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0638 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.071 AU - 2.354 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.248 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.29 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.02 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.6 × 5.0 × 3.4 km |
| Dimensions | ≈1.3 · 10 14 kg |
| Medium density | ≈2.3 g / cm³ |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | March 23, 1942 |
| Another name | 1942 EM ; 1978 EK 6 ; 1986 TV 14 ; 1991 BO 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. | |
(5535) Annefrank is an asteroid in the main asteroid belt with a diameter of six kilometers. The asteroid was discovered by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on March 23, 1942 and was later named in memory of the Holocaust victim Anne Frank .
Annefrank moves between 2.0713 ( perihelion ) AU to 2.3537 AU ( aphelion ) in an almost circular orbit around the sun . The orbit is inclined 4.2475 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0638.
On November 2, 2002, the Stardust space probe flew past Annefrank 3079 km away and sent over 70 images to Earth. The images show an irregularly shaped celestial body strewn with impact craters with a very dark surface.
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Commons : (5535) Annefrank - album with pictures, videos and audio files
