(2286) Fesenkov
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Asteroid (2286) Fesenkov |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.193 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.094 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1,986 AU - 2,399 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.346 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 59.486 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 279.048 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 1, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 3.25 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.691 ± 0.103 km |
| Albedo | 0.299 ± 0.036 |
| Rotation period | 5.404 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | July 14, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 NH ; 1935 SD 1 ; 1948 RY; 1954 LC; 1958 VS; 1961 TH 1 ; 1973 FV 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. | |
(2286) Fesenkov ( 1977 NH ; 1935 SD 1 ; 1948 RY ; 1954 LC ; 1958 VS ; 1961 TH 1 ; 1973 FV 1 ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on July 14, 1977 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych in the Crimea -Observatorium in Nautschnyj ( IAU code was discovered 095).
designation
(2286) Fesenkov was named after Vasily Grigoryevich Fessenkow (1889–1972). He founded the Fessenkow Astrophysical Institute in Almaty (today's Kazakhstan ). His scientific activities included solar and star physics , satellites and planets , atmospheric optics , meteorites and cosmogony . From 1924 to 1964 he wrote for the Astronomitscheski journal (today Astronomy Letters ). From 1945 he was chairman of the committees for meteorites of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR . The Martian crater Fesenkov was also named after him.
Web links
- (2286) Fesenkov in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2286) Fesenkov 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. 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): “amed in memory of Vasilej Grigor ' evich Fesenkov (1889–1972) ”