(2305) King
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Asteroid (2305) King |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7862 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0312 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6994 ± 0.0011 AU - 2.8731 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.4577 ± 0.0438 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 25.2635 ± 0.3501 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 358.7568 ± 0.8373 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 18, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 4.65 a ± 0.1275 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 12.684 ± 0.115 km |
| Albedo | 0.209 ± 0.115 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Oak Ridge Observatory |
| Date of discovery | September 12, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 RJ 1 ; 1929 ™; 1931 AJ; 1934 VM; 1941 FO; 1952 SB; 1955 HE; 1966 RE; 1969 FB; 1971 TT; 1976 YK 6 ; 1978 EY 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. | |
(2305) King ( 1980 RJ 1 ; 1929 TM ; 1931 AJ ; 1934 VM ; 1941 FO ; 1952 SB ; 1955 HE ; 1966 RE ; 1969 FB ; 1971 TT ; 1976 YK 6 ; 1978 EY 4 ) is an asteroid of the central main belt which was discovered on September 2, 1980 at the Oak Ridge Observatory of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , Harvard, Massachusetts ( IAU code 801).
designation
(2305) King was named after the American Baptist pastor and civil rights activist Martin Luther King (1929–1968), who campaigned for the social, political and economic equality of blacks by peaceful means in the civil rights movement . In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize .
See also
Web links
- (2305) King in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2305) King 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): “1953 TG2. Discovered 1953 Oct. 10 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. "