(11726) Edgerton
Asteroid (11726) Edgerton |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.0777 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1505 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6145 AU - 3.5410 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.0926 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.40 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.95 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 16 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Robert Linderholm |
Date of discovery | May 1, 1998 |
Another name | 1998 JA, 1976 GJ 6 , 1977 QJ 4 , 1981 FZ, 1997 CL 18 |
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. |
(11726) Edgerton is an asteroid of the main belt , which on May 1, 1998 by the American astronomer Robert Linderholm at Lime Creek Observatory ( IAU code 721) in Cambridge in Nebraska was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Nebraska native electrical engineer Harold E. Edgerton (1903–1990).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Edgerton: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (11726) Edgerton in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (11726) Edgerton in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).