(2143) Jimarnold

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Asteroid
(2143) Jimarnold
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
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(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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 ”