(56422) Mnajdra
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Asteroid (56422) Mnajdra |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3900 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2065 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8963 AU - 2.8836 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.1266 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 72.9860 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 251.6391 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.69 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Jana Tichá , Miloš Tichý |
| Date of discovery | April 2, 2000 |
| Another name | 2000 GM 3 , 2001 QU 29 |
| 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. | |
(56422) Mnajdra is an asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on April 2, 2000 by the Czech astronomer couple Jana Tichá and Miloš Tichý at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .
Mean distance from the sun ( major semi-axis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid lie within the respective limit values that are defined for the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa (also called Hertha family, according to (135) Hertha ).
(56422) Mnajdra is named after the temple complex Mnajdra . The temples from the 4th millennium BC Are on the southwest coast of Malta . The name was given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) at the suggestion of the Maltese professor of astronomy Frank Ventura on July 26, 2010. Other asteroids whose names have a reference to Malta are (2541) Edebono (named after Edward de Bono ), (55082 ) Xlendi (named after the town of Xlendi ) and (56329) Tarxien (named after the temples of Tarxien ).
Web links
- (56422) Mnajdra in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (56422) Mnajdra in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena , California (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Astronomical Society Bids to have asteroid named after Mnajdra temples . Article in the daily newspaper The Malta Independent from June 6, 2010 (English)
- ↑ Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)