(110393) Rammstein

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Asteroid
(110393) Rammstein
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7116  AU
eccentricity 0.0852
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4805 AU - 2.9428 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.1606 °
Length of the ascending node 217.1257 °
Argument of the periapsis 222.6601 °
Sidereal period 4.47 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.09 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 3–6 km
Absolute brightness 15.0 mag
history
Explorer Jean-Claude Merlin
Date of discovery October 11, 2001
Another name 2001 TC8
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.

(110393) Rammstein is an asteroid (officially: a minor planet) that was discovered by space researcher Jean-Claude Merlin in the Le Creusot observatory . The minor planet got its name after the German, internationally successful band Rammstein . Merlin justified his choice with the fact that Rammstein “play spectacular live shows all over the world”.

The US Minor Planet Center (MPC), which is responsible for confirming a space body as a " minor planet " and for naming it, officially confirmed the entry and name on February 19, 2006.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. IAU Minor Planet Center: About (110393) Rammstein (English)

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