(2075) Martinez

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Asteroid
(2075) Martinez
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.4024  AU
eccentricity 0.2498
Perihelion - aphelion 1.8022 AU - 3.0026 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 27.0817 °
Length of the ascending node 112.2190 °
Argument of the periapsis 355.0322 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 25, 2016
Sidereal period 3.72 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.21 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 6.284 ± 0.213 km
Albedo 0.408
Rotation period 4,755 h
Absolute brightness 12.8 mag
history
Explorer Felix Aguilar Observatory El Leoncito National Park
Date of discovery November 9, 1974
Another name 1974 VA
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(2075) Martinez ( 1974 VA ) is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on November 9, 1974 at the Félix Aguilar Observatory.

designation

The asteroid was named after the astronomer Hugo Arturo Martinez (1890-1976), who worked for years at the Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Enlarged version. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 3. Edition. tape 1 . Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 978-3-662-06617-1 , pp. 267 (English, 938 pages, Google Books [ONLINE; accessed on September 3, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in memory of Hugo Arturo Martinez”