(2124) Nits
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Asteroid (2124) nits |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.024 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.092 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.747 AU - 3.301 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.699 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 46.881 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 258.290 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 9, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5.26 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 14.842 (± 0.226) km |
| Albedo | 0.168 (± 0.017) |
| Absolute brightness | 11.80 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Felix Aguilar Observatory |
| Date of discovery | June 20, 1974 |
| Another name | 1971 XB; 1950 BE 1 ; 1950 DX; 1951 KB 1 ; 1954 DA; 1961 AL; 1969 EV 1 |
| 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. | |
(2124) Nissen ( 1971 XB ; 1950 BE 1 ; 1950 DX ; 1951 KB 1 ; 1954 DA ; 1961 AL ; 1969 EV 1 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt belonging to the Eos family and located on June 20, 1974 on Felix Aguilar Observatory was discovered.
designation
The asteroid was named after Juan Jose Nissen (1901–1978). He was the first director of the Felix Aguilar Observatory , an early director of the Córdoba Observatory and a department head at the Observatorio Astronómico de La Plata .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Nissen: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2124) Nits 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 6, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in memory of Juan Jose Nissen ”
- ^ Minor Planet Center : New Names of Minor Planets. ( PDF ) November 1, 1979, p. 77 , accessed on September 6, 2016 (English): “Named in memory of Juan Jose Nissen (1901–1978), first director of the Felix Aguilar Observatory, previously director of the Cordoba Observatory and a department head at the La Plata Observatory. "