(2069) Hubble
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Asteroid (2069) Hubble |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.158 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.575 AU - 3.741 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.100 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 46.438 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 69.968 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 23, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5.62 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 38.471 km (± 0.151) |
| Albedo | 0.043 (± 0.010) |
| Rotation period | 32.52 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Date of discovery | March 29, 1955 |
| Another name | 1955 FT |
| 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. | |
(2069) Hubble ( 1955 FT ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 March 1955 at the Goethe Link Observatory as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program was discovered.
designation
The asteroid was named after the American astronomer Edwin Hubble (1889–1953). The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson (1912-2008). In addition to the asteroid (2069) Hubble , a lunar crater , an ordering scheme for galaxies , the famous Hubble space telescope and a constant were named after Edwin Hubble.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Hubble: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2069) Hubble 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 . Pages 167–168 (English)