(2231) Durrell
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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 .