(2174) Asmodeus
Asteroid (2174) Asmodeus |
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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
- (2174) Asmodeus in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2174) Asmodeus in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
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. 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 . ”