(2268) Szmytowna
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Asteroid (2268) Szmytowna |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9402 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1129 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6084 AU - 3.272 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.306 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.042 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.37 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 13 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Liisi Oterma |
| Date of discovery | November 6, 1942 |
| Another name | 1942 VW, 1964 CE, 1967 UH |
| 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. | |
(2268) Szmytowna is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 6 November 1942 by the Finnish astronomer liisi oterma in Turku was discovered.
The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the chemist Maria Szmytowna .
See also
Web links
- Photo by (2092) Sumiana , (2268) Szmytowna and (2885) Palva (English)