(2213) Meeus

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Asteroid
(2213) Meeus
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  January 13, 2016 ( JD 2,457,400.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.198  AU
eccentricity 0.2270
Perihelion - aphelion 1.699 AU - 2.697 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.332 °
Length of the ascending node 126.939 °
Argument of the periapsis 222.226 °
Time of passage of the perihelion January 30, 2017
Sidereal period 3.26 a
Mean orbital velocity 22.3 km / s
Physical Properties
Rotation period 2 h 39 min
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Eugène Delporte
Date of discovery September 24, 1935
Another name 1935 SO 1 , 1958 XM, 1974 RB, 1961 TG
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.

(2213) Meeus is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 September 1935 by Belgian astronomer Eugene Delporte at the observatory in Uccle was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Belgian meteorologist and amateur astronomer Jean Meeus .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. (2213) Meeus at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)