(2211) Hanuman

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Asteroid
(2211) Hanuman
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type outer main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Ursula family
Major semi-axis 3.1830  AU
eccentricity 0.0823
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9211 AU - 3.4448 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 17.2695 °
Length of the ascending node 145.9184 °
Argument of the periapsis 204.6818 °
Sidereal period 5.68 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.69 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 17.603 (± 0.163) km
Albedo 0.043 (± 0.004)
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
history
Explorer Leland E. Cunningham
Date of discovery November 26, 1951
Another name 1951 WO 2
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.

(2211) Hanuman is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on November 26, 1951 by the US astronomer Leland E. Cunningham at the Mount Wilson Observatory ( IAU code 672) in California .

The asteroid was named after the Hindu deity Hanuman , who has the shape of a monkey and is the most faithful servant of Rama .

The asteroid belongs to the Ursula family, a several billion year old asteroid family named after the asteroid (375) Ursula .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Valerio Carruba, David Nesvorný , Safwan Aljbaae, Rita de Cássia Domingos, Mariela Huaman Espinoza: On the oldest asteroid families in the main belt . Monthly Notes of the Royal Astronomical Society, March 3, 2016 ( PDF ; 1.422 MB)

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