(2214) Carol

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Asteroid
(2214) Carol
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Outer main belt
Major semi-axis 3.158  AU
eccentricity 0.267
Perihelion - aphelion 2.313 AU - 4.002 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 14.270 °
Length of the ascending node 187.410 °
Argument of the periapsis 137.473 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 9, 2016
Sidereal period 5.61 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 25.860 ± 0.096 km
Albedo 0.050 ± 0.005
Rotation period 4.987 h
Absolute brightness 11.8 mag
history
Explorer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Date of discovery April 7, 1953
Another name 1953 GF ; 1977 RF 7 ; 1977 TE 7 ; 2519 PL
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.

(2214) Carol ( 1953 GF ; 1977 RF 7 ; 1977 TE 7 ; 2519 PL ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on April 7, 1953 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024) was discovered.

designation

(2214) Carol was named after Carol D. Valenti in recognition of her service as a clerk at the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams since 1974 and at the Minor Planet Center since 1978.

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. 179 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on October 28, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named by the Minor Planet Center for Carol D. Valenti ”