(8738) Saji
Asteroid (8738) Saji |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2234 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2319 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7078 AU - 2.7390 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.3341 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 111.2262 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.32 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.97 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 15.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Saji Observatory |
Date of discovery | January 5, 1997 |
Another name | 1997 AQ 16 , 1979 SK 5 , 1989 TW 14 |
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. |
(8738) Saji is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 5, 1997 by astronomers of Saji observatory in Tottori ( IAU code 867) in the Japanese prefecture of Tottori was discovered.
The asteroid was named on February 2, 1999, the Saji Observatory where it was discovered.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Saji: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- Asteroid Saji in the Small-Body Database of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
- (8738) Saji in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).