(6972) Helvetius
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Asteroid (6972) Helvetius |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5675 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1293 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2354 AU - 2.8996 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.3515 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 213.7680 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 284.5240 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.11 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.58 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.878 (± 0.057) km |
| Albedo | 0.492 (± 0.038) |
| Rotation period | 13.35 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | April 4, 1992 |
| Another name | 1992 GY 3 , 1938 DR 1 , 1975 EZ 5 , 1994 UR 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. | |
(6972) Helvetius is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 April 1992 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory ( IAU code was discovered 809).
The asteroid was named after the French philosopher of sensualism and materialism of the Enlightenment Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715–1771), who was shaped early by the Enlightenmentists Fontenelle and Voltaire and later heavily influenced by John Locke .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Helvetius: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (6972) Helvetius in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (6972) Helvetius in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).