(2174) Asmodeus

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Asteroid
(2174) Asmodeus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.538  AU
eccentricity 0.269
Perihelion - aphelion 1.854 AU - 3.222 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.073 °
Length of the ascending node 359.976 °
Argument of the periapsis 5.464 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 28, 2016
Sidereal period 4.04 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 5.161 ± 0.338 km
Albedo 0.22 ± 0.042
history
Explorer Scolded John Bus , John Huchra
Date of discovery October 8, 1975
Another name 1975 TA ; 1979 SK 12
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.

(2174) Asmodeus ( 1975 TA ; 1979 SK 12 ) is an asteroid of the central main belt that was found on October 8, 1975 by the American astronomers John Bus and John Huchra at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego ( IAU code 675 ) has been discovered.

designation

(2174) Asmodeus was named after "Asmodeus", the Babylonian god of pleasure.

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. 177 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on October 20, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named for the Babylonian god of lust . ”