(2039) Payne-Gaposhkin
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Asteroid (2039) Payne-Gaposhkin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.176 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.134 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.751 AU - 3.601 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.526 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 95.876 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 41.713 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 13, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 5.66 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 14 km |
| Albedo | 0.095 (± 0.010) |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Harvard College Observatory |
| Date of discovery | February 14, 1974 |
| Another name | 1974 CA |
| 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. | |
(2039) Payne-Gaposchkin ( 1974 CA ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 February 1974 by the Harvard College Observatory (Observatory of Harvard University in Cambridge (Massachusetts) ) at the Oak Ridge Observatory was discovered. Its discoverers were Richard Eugene McCrosky , Cheng-yuan Shao , G. Schwartz and JH Bulger , who were also supported by others.
designation
The asteroid was named after Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900–1979). Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin worked from 1923 as an astronomer and from 1956 as a professor of astronomy at Harvard College. From 1962 she was an employee of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Payne-Gaposchkin: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2039) Payne-Gaposchkin 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)