(14876) Dampier
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Asteroid (14876) Dampier |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4773 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0805 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2780 AU - 2.6766 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.3122 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 103.1872 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 10.0271 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.90 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | November 18, 1990 |
| Another name | 1990 WD 2 , 1994 XE 5 |
| 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. | |
(14876) Dampier is an asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on November 18, 1990 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809).
Mean distance from the Sun ( major semiaxis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid correspond roughly to the Vesta family , a large group of asteroids named after (4) Vesta , the second largest asteroid and third largest celestial body in the main belt.
(14876) Dampier was named on June 2, 2015 after the British three-time circumnavigator and explorer William Dampier (1651-1715).
See also
Web links
- (14876) Dampier in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (14876) Dampier in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (14876) Dampier according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)