(1840) Hus
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Asteroid (1840) Hus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9167 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0180 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8643 AU - 2.9691 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.4096 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.98 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.43 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 12 km |
| Rotation period | 4.78 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luboš Kohoutek |
| Date of discovery | October 26, 1971 |
| Another name | 1971 UY, 1931 TS 3 , 1935 NC, 1953 CG |
| 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. | |
(1840) Hus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 26, 1971 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the observatory in Hamburg-Bergedorf ( IAU code 029) in Hamburg .
The asteroid is named after the Czech theologian and reformer Jan Hus (1369–1415).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Hus: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (1840) Hus in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (1840) Hus in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).