(2334) Cuffey
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Asteroid (2334) Cuffey |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2687 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0745 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0997 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.4378 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.0878 ± 0.0418 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 120.9727 ± 0.5351 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 112.7858 ± 0.627 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 28, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.42 a ± 0.0064 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.435 ± 0.139 km |
| Albedo | 0.175 ± 0.027 |
| Rotation period | 5.858 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Date of discovery | April 27, 1962 |
| Another name | 1962 HD ; 1949 QK; 1955 FK 1 ; 1959 NM; 1962 JQ; 1966 PR; 1982 DK 5 |
| 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. | |
(2334) Cuffey ( 1962 HD ; 1949 QK ; 1955 FK 1 ; 1959 NM ; 1962 JQ ; 1966 PR ; 1982 DK 5 ) is an asteroid of the middle main belt , which was found on April 27, 1962 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program on the Goethe- Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760). A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
(2334) Cuffey was by James Cuffey , a member of the faculty of Indiana University Bloomington from 1946 to 1966 and then joined the faculty of the New Mexico State University was until 1976th He was instrumental in starting the Indiana Asteroid Program.
See also
Web links
- (2334) Cuffey in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2334) Cuffey 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 August 3, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1962 HD. Discovered 1962 Apr. 27 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. ”