(140628) Klaipeda
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Asteroid (140628) Klaipeda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Vesta family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3982 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1443 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0521 AU - 2.7444 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.7966 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 261.5125 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 45.5546 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.71 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Kazimieras Černis , Justas Zdanavičius |
| Date of discovery | October 20, 2001 |
| Another name | 2001 AT 14 |
| 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. | |
(140628) Klaipeda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered by the Lithuanian astronomers Kazimieras Černis and Justas Zdanavičius on October 20, 2001 at the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory in Molėtai , northeast Lithuania in the Utena district ( IAU code 152).
(140628) Klaipeda was named on November 24, 2007 after the port city of Klaipėda , the third largest city in Lithuania.
See also
Web links
- (140628) Klaipeda in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (140628) Klaipeda in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of Klaipeda according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)