(2250) Stalingrad
Asteroid (2250) Stalingrad |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3,194 AU |
eccentricity | 0.180 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.618 AU - 3.770 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.524 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 157.915 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 176.275 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 28, 2018 |
Sidereal period | 5.71 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 19.270 ± 0.343 km |
Albedo | 0.119 ± 0.014 |
Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova |
Date of discovery | April 18, 1972 |
Another name | 1972 HN ; 1951 UL; 1968 UK |
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. |
(2250) Stalingrad ( 1972 HN ; 1951 UL ; 1968 UK ) is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on April 18, 1972 by the Soviet astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095). The asteroid belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2250) Stalingrad was named after the Battle of Stalingrad , in which the German Empire and the Soviet Union fought over what is now Volgograd . The victory of the Soviet Union marked a decisive turning point in World War II .
Web links
- (2250) Stalingrad in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2250) Stalingrad in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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. 183 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed November 1, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named in commemoration of the fierce battle for the city. "