(2137) Priscilla
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Asteroid (2137) Priscilla |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3,188 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.053 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.019 AU - 3.357 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.662 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 319.811 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 136.843 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 19th November 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 5.69 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 34.957 (± 0.099) km |
| Albedo | 0.048 (± 0.005) |
| Rotation period | 7.8505 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | August 24, 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 QZ; 1939 BR; 1950 BD; 1951 GY; 1970 QM 1 ; 1971 TX 2 ; 1979 DL; A905 CJ |
| 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. | |
(2137) Priscilla ( 1936 QZ ; 1939 BR ; 1950 BD ; 1951 GY ; 1970 QM 1 ; 1971 TX 2 ; 1979 DL ; A905 CJ ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on August 24, 1936 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl was discovered.
designation
The asteroid was named after the astronomer Priscilla Fairfield Bok (1896–1975). With her husband, the astronomer Bart J. Bok , she researched for over 40 years, first at the Harvard College Observatory , then at the Mount Stromlo Observatory and the Steward Observatory, and shorter periods in other places. She has taught astronomy at Smith College , Wellesley College, and Connecticut College .
Web links
- Asteroid Priscilla: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2137) Priscilla 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. 173 (English, 992 pages, link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 7, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in memory of Priscilla Fairfield Bok ”