(15239) Stenhammar
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Asteroid (15239) Stenhammar |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9835 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0561 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8160 AU - 3.1511 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.0764 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.15 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | EW Elst |
| Date of discovery | 4th February 1989 |
| Another name | 1989 CR 2 , 1991 NC 8 , 2000 EU 104 |
| 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. | |
(15239) Stenhammar is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 4 February 1989 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory was discovered.
It was named in honor of the Swedish composer , conductor and pianist Wilhelm Stenhammar , who was one of the most important Swedish composers and who directed the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor from 1907 to 1922 .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Stenhammar: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (15239) Stenhammar in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (15239) Stenhammar in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).