(12272) Geddylee
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Asteroid (12272) Geddylee |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6653 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1749 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1990 AU - 3.1315 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.6587 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.35 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Brian P. Roman |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1990 |
| Another name | 1990 SZ 3 |
| 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. | |
(12272) Geddylee is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 22 September 1990 by the American astronomer Brian P. Roman at Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675) in California was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Canadian bassist , keyboardist and singer Geddy Lee (* 1953) of the rock band Rush, who, together with his bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart, was the first rock musician to be appointed Officer of the Order of Canada in 1996.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Geddylee: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (12272) Geddylee in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (12272) Geddylee in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).