(12360) Unilandes
|
Asteroid (12360) Unilandes |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.2045 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1942 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5820 AU - 3.8269 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3824 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 62.8621 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 319.9491 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.74 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.64 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Orlando A. Naranjo |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1993 |
| Another name | 1993 SQ 3 , 1976 UM 5 , 1998 NJ |
| 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. | |
(12360) Unilandes is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 22, 1993 by the Venezuelan astronomer Orlando A. Naranjo at the Observatorio Astronómico Nacional de Llano del Hato ( IAU code 303) near Mérida .
The asteroid was named after the Universidad de Los Andes , founded as a seminary in 1785 , one of the most important educational institutions in Venezuela.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Unilandes: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (12360) Unilandes in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (12360) Unilandes in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).