(2035) Stearns
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Asteroid (2035) Stears |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 1,884 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.131 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.636 AU - 2.132 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 27.751 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 77.062 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 200.746 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 3rd September 2014 |
| Sidereal period | 2.59 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| Spectral class |
Tholen: E SMASS II: Xe |
| history | |
| Explorer | James Gibson |
| Date of discovery | September 21, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 SC; 1973 basement |
| 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. | |
(2031) Stearns ( 1973 SC ; 1973 UG ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which the US astronomer James Gibson on 21 September 1973 at the Félix Aguilar Observatory was discovered. Investigations of its light curve indicate an unusually long period of rotation.
designation
The asteroid was named after Carl Leo Stearns (1892–1972), who was professor of astronomy at Wesleyan University and who discovered comet C / 1927 E1 (Stearns) (1927 IV, 1927d).
Web links
- Asteroid Stearns: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2035) Stearns in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, 5th edition, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 . Page 165 (English)