(2143) Jimarnold
Asteroid (2143) Jimarnold |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.282 AU |
eccentricity | 0.234 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.749 AU - 2.815 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.366 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 17.411 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 352.191 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | January 29, 2015 |
Sidereal period | 3.45 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 4.934 (± 0.145) km |
Albedo | 0.138 (± 0.017) |
Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Eleanor Helin |
Date of discovery | September 26, 1973 |
Another name | 1973 SA; 1980 VZ 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. |
(2143) Jimarnold ( 1973 SA ; 1980 VZ 1 ) is an asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on September 26, 1973 by Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory .
designation
The asteroid was named after James R. Arnold (1923–2012). He was a professor of chemistry at the University of California, San Diego and was recognized for his services in nuclear chemistry related to meteorites .
Web links
- Asteroid Jimarnold: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2143) Jimarnold 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. 174 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed September 7, 2016] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in honor of James R. Arnold, professor of chemistry at the University of California at San Diego ”