(876) Scott
Asteroid (876) Scott |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.0126 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1076 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6884 AU - 3.3368 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.33 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.229 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 25.02 km |
Albedo | 0.154 |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 10,789 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | J. Palisa |
Date of discovery | 1917 |
Another name | 1917 CH, 1936 DR, 1952 BQ |
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. |
(876) Scott is an asteroid of the main belt , which on June 20 in 1917 by the Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa in Vienna was discovered.
For a long time, the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott was the eponym. In reality, the asteroid was named after a donor named E. Scott .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: (876) Scott . In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin 2003, p. 79 (accessed October 12, 2015).