(2301) Whitford
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Asteroid (2301) Whitford |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1858 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2129 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5074 ± 0.0001 AU - 3.8642 ± 0.00003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.6829 ± 0.0451 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 78.9145 ± 0.2295 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 9.1877 ± 0.0025 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 26th August 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 5.69 a ± 0.2065 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 17.405 ± 3.724 km |
| Albedo | 0.24 ± 0.282 |
| Rotation period | 14.275 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Date of discovery | November 20, 1965 |
| Another name | 1965 WJ ; 1931 TR 2 ; 1944 BB; 1955 BC; 1967 GK 1 ; 1974 MD; 1976 WP 4 |
| 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. | |
(2301) Whitford ( 1965 WJ ; 1931 TR 2 ; 1944 BB ; 1955 BC ; 1967 GK 1 ; 1974 MD ; 1976 UA 4 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was found on November 20, 1965 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program on Goethe -Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760) was discovered. A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
(2301) Whitford was named after the American astronomer Albert Whitford (1905–2002) who was director of the Washburn Observatory from 1945 to 1958 (IAU code 753), from 1958 to 1968 director of the Lick Observatory (IAU code 662 ) and was a past President of the American Astronomical Society . He worked with Joel Stebbins , who was also one of the pioneers in the development of photoelectric photometry . The asteroid (2300) Stebbins was named after Stebbins . The naming of the asteroid after Albert Whitford was suggested by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson .
See also
Web links
- (2301) Whitford in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2301) Whitford 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 July 31, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1965 WJ. Discovered 1965 Nov. 20 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. ”