(1805) Dirikis

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Asteroid
(1805) Dirikis
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th November 2013 ( JD 2,456,600.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1392  AU
eccentricity 0.1191
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7879 AU - 3.4905 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.5163 °
Sidereal period 5.56 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.82 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 25.70 (± 2.7) km
Albedo 0.1065 (± 0.026)
Rotation period 23.0 h
Absolute brightness 11.3 likes
history
Explorer LI Chernych
Date of discovery April 1, 1970
Another name 1970 GD , 1942 EJ, 1948 JM, 1953 EL, 1959 JP, 1962 WP, 1964 FE
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.

(1805) Dirikis is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 1, 1970 by the Russian astronomer LI Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj .

The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (1805) Dirikis are almost identical to those of the smaller, if one assumes the absolute brightness of 14.3 compared to 11.3, asteroids (11432) Kerkhoven .

The asteroid is named after the Latvian astronomer Matiss A. Dirikis .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The family status of the asteroids in the AstDyS-2 database (English, HTML; 51.4 MB)