(2228) Soyuz-Apollo
Asteroid (2228) Soyuz-Apollo |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.137 AU |
eccentricity | 0.184 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.561 AU - 3.713 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.989 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 140.403 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 285.709 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 16, 2017 |
Sidereal period | 5.56 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 26.080 ± 2.295 km |
Albedo | 0.113 ± 0.020 |
Rotation period | 5.3846 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych |
Date of discovery | July 19, 1977 |
Another name | 1977 OH ; 1933 SK 1 ; 1952 DT 1 ; 1963 DD; 1973 YN 3 |
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. |
(2228) Soyuz-Apollo ( 1977 OH ; 1933 SK 1 ; 1952 DT 1 ; 1963 DD ; 1973 YN 3 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt , which was discovered on July 19, 1977 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095) was discovered. The asteroid belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2228) Soyuz-Apollo was named after the Apollo-Soyuz-Test-Project carried out in 1975 - the first US-American - Soviet space cooperation.
Web links
- (2228) Soyuz-Apollo in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2228) Soyuz-Apollo 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. 181 (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 in honor of the joint Soviet -American space flight in 1975. "