(2065) Spicer
Asteroid (2065) Spicer |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2,698 AU |
eccentricity | 0.234 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.066 AU - 3.330 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.436 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 328.100 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 66.542 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | May 12, 2013 |
Sidereal period | 4.44 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 17 km |
Rotation period | 18.165 h |
Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
Spectral class | SMASSII: Xc |
history | |
Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
Date of discovery | September 9, 1959 |
Another name | 1959 RN |
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(2065) Spicer ( 1959 RN ) is a asteroid of the main belt , which on September 9, 1959 at the Goethe Link Observatory as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program was discovered.
designation
The asteroid was named after Edward H. Spicer (1906-1983), a professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona and a former president of the American Anthropologica Association . His assistance was critical to the success of the negotiations for the establishment of the Kitt Peak National Observatory between the Schuk Toak District Council and the Tohono O'Odham ( Papago Tribal Council ). The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson (1912-2008).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Spicer: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2065) Spicer 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 167 (English)