(7742) Altamira
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Asteroid (7742) Altamira |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7199 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0813 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4988 AU - 2.9410 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.1456 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 124.9058 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 293.4058 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 24, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.49 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.05 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.477 (± 0.174) km |
| Albedo | 0.184 (± 0.038) |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Antonin Mrkos |
| Date of discovery | 20th October 1985 |
| Another name | 1985 US , 1996 BP 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. | |
(7742) Altamira is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on October 20, 1985 by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .
The asteroid's period of rotation has been studied several times since 2009. However, the light curves were not sufficient for a determination.
(7742) Altamira is named after the Altamira Cave , which is known for its Stone Age cave paintings . (7742) Altamira was named at the suggestion of the Czech astronomer Miloš Tichý by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on June 24, 2002.
Web links
- (7742) Altamira in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (7742) Altamira in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena , California (English)