(1590) Tsiolkovskaya

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Asteroid
(1590) Tsiolkovskaya
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.23015  AU
eccentricity 0.156917
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8802 AU - 2.5801 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.347 °
Sidereal period 3,331 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.94 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13.28 km
Albedo 0.209
Rotation period 6,700 h
Absolute brightness 11,536 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer G. N. Nikolayevich
Date of discovery July 1, 1933
Another name 1933 NA, 1933 OU, 1937 VE
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.

(1590) Tsiolkovskaja is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on July 1, 1933 by the Russian astronomer Grigori Nikolajewitsch Neuimin in Simejis . However, the object was spotted for the first time on October 4, 1907 by Wilfred Hall Observatory, Preston.

The asteroid is named after the Russian astronaut Konstantin Eduardowitsch Ziolkowski .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. (1590) Tsiolkovskaja in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
  2. ^ IAU Minor Planet Center . Cfa.harvard.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2010.