(2116) Mtskheta
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Asteroid (2116) Mtskheta |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.588 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.059 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.861 AU - 2.741 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.083 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 170.639 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 175.953 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 22nd February 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.13 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 22.363 km |
| Albedo | 0.032 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Richard Martin West |
| Date of discovery | October 24, 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 UM; 1929 RM 1 ; 1933 OM; 1949 KP; 1950 TC 2 ; 1952 BN 1 ; 1975 VB 2 ; 1977 DE |
| 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. | |
(2116) Mtskheta ( 1976 UM ; 1929 RM 1 ; 1933 OM ; 1949 KP ; 1950 TC 2 ; 1952 BN 1 ; 1975 VB 2 ; 1977 DE ) is an asteroid of the main middle belt that was discovered by Richard Martin West on October 24, 1976 was discovered at the La Silla Observatory .
designation
The asteroid was named after Mtskheta , the capital of Iberia , a predecessor state of today's Georgia . The state was located on the Kura and Aragwi rivers , the area is rich in architectural treasures.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Mtskheta: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2116) Mtskheta in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 172 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 5, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named after the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Georgia ”