(1799) Koussevitzky
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Asteroid (1799) Koussevitzky |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0267 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1213 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6596 AU - 3.3938 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.5117 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.27 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.12 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 23.26 km (± 2.4) |
| Albedo | 0.1426 |
| Rotation period | 6 h 19 m 30 s |
| Absolute brightness | 10.9 likes |
| Spectral class | K |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | July 25, 1950 |
| Another name | 1950 OE, 1929 QD, 1974 CF 1 |
| 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. | |
(1799) Koussevitzky is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 25 July 1950 by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn in the State of Indiana was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Russian- born Jewish conductor Sergei A. Kusewizki .