(1897) Hind
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Asteroid (1897) Hind |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2826 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1429 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9565 AU - 2.6088 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.0545 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 63.4232 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 269.0318 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.45 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.71 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.007 ± 0.103 km |
| Albedo | 0.307 ± 0.024 |
| Rotation period | 2.6336 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Luboš Kohoutek |
| Date of discovery | October 26, 1971 |
| Another name | 1974 UE 1 ; 1957 SG |
| 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. | |
(1897) Hind ( 1974 UE 1 ; 1957 SG ) is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 26, 1971 by the Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek in the Hamburg observatory ( observatory code 029) in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf .
The asteroid was named after the British astronomer John Russell Hind (1823–1895), who became known as the editor of the Nautical Almanac, which was important for shipping at the time .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Hind: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (1897) Hind in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (1897) Hind in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).