(2231) Durrell
Asteroid (2231) Durrell |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.7274 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2505 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0441 AU - 3.4107 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.237 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 342.3 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 24.7 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 5th May 2018 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 185 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.04 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 15.818 km |
Albedo | 0.053 |
Absolute brightness | 12.208 mag |
Spectral class | SMASSII: C |
history | |
Explorer | S. Arend |
Date of discovery | September 21, 1941 |
Another name | 1941 SG, 1950 TC, 1950 TJ 1 |
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(2231) Durrell is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 September 1941 by Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the British writer Lawrence Durrell .