(2190) Coubertin
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Asteroid (2190) Coubertin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.471 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.089 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.251 AU - 2.691 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.828 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 262.558 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 315.765 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 16th January 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.88 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 14.853 ± 0.119 km |
| Albedo | 0.045 ± 0.002 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | April 2, 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 GV 3 ; 1933 FB 1 ; 1960 DF; 1965 PD; 1973 QR; 1977 QO 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. | |
(2190) Coubertin ( 1976 GV 3 ; 1933 FB 1 ; 1960 DF ; 1965 PD ; 1973 QR ; 1977 QO 1 ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on April 2, 1976 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095) was discovered.
designation
(2190) Coubertin was named after the French educator , historian and sports official Pierre de Coubertin (1863-1937), who was instrumental in the revival of the Olympic Games and who in 1894 founded the International Olympic Committee . The name was proposed by the discoverer on the occasion of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow .
Web links
- (2190) Coubertin in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2190) Coubertin 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. 178 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed October 27, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in memory of Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937) ”