(16953) Besicovitch
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Asteroid (16953) Besicovitch |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1411 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2120 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4752 AU - 3.8071 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.7658 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.57 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.80 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul G. Comba |
| Date of discovery | May 27, 1998 |
| Another name | 1998 KE 5 , 1993 SD 15 |
| 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. | |
(16953) Besicovitch is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 27 May 1998 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory was discovered.
The celestial body was named after the mathematician Abram Samoilowitsch Besikowitsch (1891–1970), who was of Russian descent and who mainly worked on expanding the theory of fractals . In addition, he dealt with real analysis, measure theory and the theory of near-periodic functions, often treading unusual paths.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Besicovitch: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (16953) Besicovitch in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (16953) Besicovitch in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).