(18610) Arthurdent
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Asteroid (18610) Arthurdent |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5489 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2124 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0076 AU - 3.0902 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5724 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.0695 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.66 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Felix Hormuth |
| Date of discovery | February 7, 1998 |
| Another name | 1998 CC 2 , 1990 EG 3 |
| 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. | |
(18610) Arthurdent is an asteroid in the main asteroid belt .
It was discovered on February 7, 1998 by Felix Hormuth from the Heppenheim Starkenburg observatory . Hormuth also suggested naming it after the main character from Douglas Adams ' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , Arthur Dent . The Minor Planet Center agreed to this naming and finally announced the name on May 9, 2001. Douglas Adams died two days after the official naming.