(2082) Galahad
Asteroid (2082) Galahad |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.9264 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1591 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4607 AU - 3.392 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.064 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.006 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.41 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | October 17, 1960 |
Another name | 7588 PL, 1974 MB |
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. |
(2082) Galahad is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey .
The asteroid is named after the table knight Galahad .