(2259) Sofievka
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Asteroid (2259) Sofievka |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2,294 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1,869 AU - 2,720 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.680 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 280.275 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 12.112 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 21, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 3.48 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17.208 ± 0.195 km |
| Albedo | 0.039 ± 0.009 |
| Rotation period | 31.6 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Bella Burnaschewa |
| Date of discovery | July 19, 1971 |
| Another name | 1971 upper floor ; 1929 JM; 1936 KJ; 1956 AF; 1970 CJ; 1972 YC; 1972 YN 1 ; 1975 WE 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. | |
(2259) Sofievka ( 1971 OG ; 1929 JM ; 1936 KJ ; 1956 AF ; 1970 CJ ; 1972 YC ; 1972 YN 1 ; 1975 WE 1 ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on July 19, 1971 by the Russian astronomer Bella Burnaschewa was discovered at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).
designation
(2259) Sofievka was named after Sofijiwka Park , a dendrological park in Uman in Cherkassy Oblast in what was then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic . The park is a monument to the landscaping and architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Web links
- Astronomical data from (2254) Sofievka (2259) Sofievka in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English). (English)
- (2259) Sofievka 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. 184 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 2, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named for a dendrological park in Uman '”