(10253) Westerwald
Asteroid (10253) Westerwald |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.2964 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1503 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9512 AU - 2.6415 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.3796 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 53.3153 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 63.4518 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.48 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.65 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 15.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | C. J. and I. v. Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | 29th September 1973 |
Another name | 2116 T-2 , 1992 AN 3 , 1992 CE 4 |
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. |
(10253) Westerwald is an asteroid of the main belt , which was named after the Westerwald . He was discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels .
See also
Web links
- (10253) Westerwald in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (10253) Westerwald in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).