(6354) Vangelis
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Asteroid (6354) Vangelis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6569 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2164 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.082 AU - 3.2319 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.573 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.33 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.27 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 4.039 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII : Cb |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
| Date of discovery | April 3, 1934 |
| Another name | 1934 GA , 1934 GB, 1990 DG |
| 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. | |
(6354) Vangelis is an asteroid of the main belt , which on April 3, 1934 by the Belgian astronomer Eugene Delporte at the Royal Observatory in Uccle was discovered.
The asteroid was named on November 7, 1995 after the Greek musician and composer Vangelis Papathanassiou .
See also
Web links
- (6354) Vangelis on Rock & Roll Minor Planets (English)
- (6354) Vangelis in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (6354) Vangelis in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).