(197196) Jamestaylor
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Asteroid (197196) Jamestaylor |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9698 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1456 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5375 AU - 3.4021 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.1604 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 65.2958 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 298.5580 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.12 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | David Healy |
| Date of discovery | November 15, 2003 |
| Another name | 2003 VB 8 |
| 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. | |
(197196) Jamestaylor is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on November 15, 2003 by the American amateur astronomer David Healy at the Junk Bond Observatory in Sierra Vista , Arizona ( IAU code 701), which he founded.
The asteroid was named on June 7, 2009 after James Taylor (* 1965), who is responsible for public relations at the Huachuca Astronomy Club in Sierra Vista.
Web links
- (197196) Jamestaylor in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (197196) Jamestaylor in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (197196) Jamestaylor according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)