(6079) Gerokurat
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Asteroid (6079) Gerokurat |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Ursula family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.209 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.076887 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9623 AU - 3.4558 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.2 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.75 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.64 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 21 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Scolded John Bus |
| Date of discovery | February 28, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 DG 3 |
| 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. | |
(6079) Gerokurat is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered on February 28, 1981 by the American astronomer Schelte John Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory .
The asteroid was named on June 24, 2002 after the Austrian mineralogist and meteorite researcher Gero Kurat .
See also
Web links
- Orbit and asteroid information (Czech) , accessed July 23, 2015.
- (6079) Gerokurat in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English)., Accessed on July 23, 2015.