(2103) Laverna
Asteroid (2103) Laverna |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1434 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1933 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5359 AU - 3.7508 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.6959 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 292.1257 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 238.4798 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | April 26, 2016 |
Sidereal period | 5.57 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.80 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 22.81 km (± 2.0) |
Albedo | 0.1625 (± 0.033) |
Rotation period | 9.249 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata |
Date of discovery | March 20, 1960 |
Another name | 1960 FL , 1930 XM, 1932 EC 1 , 1932 EZ, 1936 YE, 1958 XV, 1971 BR 1 , 1974 RD 1 , 1977 EW, A915 CB |
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. |
(2103) Laverna is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1960 at the Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata ( IAU code 839) in the city of La Plata , Argentina .
It was named on November 10, 1992 at the suggestion of the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher after the ancient Roman deity Laverna , the patron goddess of thieves and deceivers.
See also
Web links
- (2103) Laverna in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2103) Laverna in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (2103) Laverna that according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)