(202784) Gangkeda
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Asteroid (202784) Gangkeda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8739 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0189 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8196 AU - 2.9283 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.7840 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 305.1646 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 139.5944 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | September 23, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 4.87 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.57 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Xuyi Station of the Observatory on Purple Mountain |
| Date of discovery | February 29, 2008 |
| Another name | 2008 DJ 69 , 2006 VY 110 |
| 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. | |
(202784) Gangkeda is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which on 29 February 2008 at the Xuyi station of the Purple Mountain Observatory ( IAU code D29) in the county Xuyi in the Chinese province of Jiangsu was discovered. Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already been made in November 2006 (2006 VY 110 ) at the Steward Observatory's outstation on Kitt Peak .
(202784) Gangkeda was named on February 18, 2011 after the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology , which was founded in 1991 . Gangkeda is the Chinese abbreviation for university. The name was given on the 20th anniversary of the foundation. A designation certificate was presented to the university on April 8, 2011.
Web links
- (202784) Gangkeda in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (202784) Gangkeda in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (202784) Gangkeda according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (202784) Gangkeda at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)
- ↑ Photo of the designation certificate presented
- ↑ Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary and Renews Commitment to Science and Technology . University press release of April 8, 2011
