(196000) Izzard
Asteroid (196000) Izzard |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.0686 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1784 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5212 AU - 3.6159 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.4119 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 48.0161 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 29.7266 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | January 3, 2020 |
Sidereal period | 5.38 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 3.714 km (± 0.850) |
Albedo | 0.067 (± 0.033) |
Absolute brightness | 15.9 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Robert Matson |
Date of discovery | September 15, 2002 |
Another name | 2002 RY 237 , 1997 UW 23 , 2005 GE 39 |
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. |
(196000) Izzard is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which was discovered on September 15, 2000 by the American astronomer Robert Matson , on images of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project, which were taken with the 120 cm Oschin-Schmidt Telescope of the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 644) in California . Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already given in October 1997 (1997 UW 23 ) at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Arizona .
The diameter of the asteroid was calculated to be 3.714 km (± 0.850).
The orbital data of (196000) Izzard corresponds to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
(196000) Izzard was named on February 9, 2009 after the British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard .
Web links
- (196000) Izzard in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (196000) Izzard in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (196000) Izzard according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (196000) Izzard at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)