(1800) Aguilar
Asteroid (1800) Aguilar |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.3579 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1356 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0382 AU - 2.6776 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.784 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,621 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.40 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 7.5 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | 2.478 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Miguel Itzigsohn |
Date of discovery | September 12, 1950 |
Another name | 1950 RJ , 1952 BJ, 1972 XP 2 , 1976 YU 7 , 1977 AE 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. |
(1800) Aguilar is an asteroid of the main belt , which is located between Mars and Jupiter. It was discovered on September 12, 1950 by the Argentine astronomer Miguel Itzigsohn in La Plata .
designation
The asteroid was named after the Argentine astronomer Félix Aguilar (1884–1943).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 144 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 4, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in memory of Eng. Felix Aguilar {1884–1943} ”