(2311) El Leoncito
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Asteroid (2311) El Leoncito |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.6343 ± 0.0003 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0417 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.4828 ± 0.0017 AU - 3.7859 ± 0.00003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.6189 ± 0.049 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 156.6722 ± 0.3711 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 188.9303 ± 0.6616 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 13, 2022 |
| Sidereal period | 6.93 a ± 0.2899 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 53.14 ± 3 km |
| Albedo | 0.0388 ± 0.005 |
| Rotation period | 18.6 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.52 mag |
| Spectral class | D. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Oak Ridge Observatory |
| Date of discovery | October 10, 1974 |
| Another name | 1974 TA 1 ; 1928 DM; 1944 KD; 1972 KH; 1972 LM; 1976 AE |
| 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. | |
(2311) El Leoncito ( 1974 TA 1 ; 1928 DM ; 1944 KD ; 1972 KH ; 1972 LM ; 1976 AE ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt with a diameter of approximately 53 kilometers, which appeared on October 10, 1974 at Oak Ridge Observatory of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Harvard, Massachusetts ( IAU code 801).
designation
(2311) El Leoncito was named after the Felix Aguilar Observatory (also known as El Leoncito ), which is located in El Leoncito National Park in the province of San Juan ( Argentina ) and where the asteroid was discovered.
See also
Web links
- (2311) El Leoncito in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2311) El Leoncito 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 pages, link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on July 31, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1974 TA1. Discovered 1974 Oct. 10 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito. "