(2172) Plavsk
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Asteroid (2172) Plavsk |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,894 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.141 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.485 AU - 3.304 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.326 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 84,400 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 334.408 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 14, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 4.92 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova |
| Date of discovery | August 31, 1973 |
| Another name | 1973 QA 2 ; 1949 XJ; 1965 AL; 1978 PL |
| 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. | |
(2172) Plavsk ( 1973 QA 2 ; 1949 XJ ; 1965 AL ; 1978 PL ) is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on August 31, 1973 by the Soviet astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095) has been discovered.
designation
(2172) Plavsk was named after Plawsk , the capital of the Plawsk Raion in Tula Oblast ( central Russia ). Plawsk operates a town partnership with the Ukrainian city Henitschesk ( namesake for the asteroid (2093) Genichesk ) - the birthplace of the explorer Tamara Michailovna Smirnowa.
Web links
- (2172) Plavsk in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2172) Plavsk in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (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. 176–177 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed October 20, 2017] Original title: Named for the district center of the Tula region of the {former} RSFSR Plavsk is the twin town of the Ukrainian town Genichesk {see the citation for minor planet (2093) }, the birthplace of the discoverer. ).