(1771) Makover
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Asteroid (1771) Makover |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1231 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1757 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5743 AU - 3.6719 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.2481 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 86.3369 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 316.7278 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 9, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5.52 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | (46.886 ± 0.293) km |
| Albedo | 0.072 ± 0.008 |
| Rotation period | 11.26 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Lyudmila Chernych |
| Date of discovery | January 24, 1968 |
| Another name | 1968 BD , 1937 LM, 1938 QJ, 1941 FH, 1950 XW, 1952 FU, 1958 HF, 1961 XV, 1966 UC |
| 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. | |
(1771) Makover is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on January 24, 1968 by the Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory .
designation
The asteroid was named after the Soviet scientist Samuil Makower (1908-1970) from the Leningrad Institute for Theoretical Astronomy . Makower explored the orbit of Encke's comet and was a pioneer in the use of electronic computers to more accurately determine orbits.
Web links
- Asteroid Makover: Discovery Circumstances. In: Minor Planet Center ( International Astronomical Union ) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- (1771) Makover in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 5th edition, Volume 1. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 , p. 225 (English).