(2284) San Juan

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Asteroid
(2284) San Juan
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2,326  AU
eccentricity 0.050
Perihelion - aphelion 2.209 AU - 2.443 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.283 °
Length of the ascending node 145.907 °
Argument of the periapsis 67.834 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 26th February 2019
Sidereal period 3.55 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 9.18 h
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
history
Explorer Felix Aguilar Observatory
Date of discovery October 10, 1974
Another name 1974 TG 1 ; 1930 FT; 1951 CV; 1969 ET; 1970 QJ; 1976 GP; 1977 RT 3 ; 1984 OC; A916 YES
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(2284) San Juan ( 1974 TG 1 ; 1930 FT ; 1951 CV ; 1969 ET ; 1970 QJ ; 1976 GP ; 1977 RT 3 ; 1984 OC ; A916 JA ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that occurred on October 10, 1974 at Felix -Aguilar Observatory meters El Leoncito National Park in the province of San Juan in Argentina ( IAU code was discovered 808).

designation

(2284) San Juan was named after the National University of San Juan in San Juan in the Capital Department in Argentina, which includes the Felix Aguilar Observatory , where the asteroid (2284) San Juan was discovered.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on November 4, 2017] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “Named for the university of which the Felix Aguilar {see planet (1800) } Observatory is a part and for the Argentine state in which it is located. "