(2371) Dimitrov
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Asteroid (2371) Dimitrov |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4403 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0136 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4071 ± 0.001 AU - 2.4735 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.7788 ± 0.0406 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 235.0139 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 284.4147 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 23, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.81 a ± 0.0742 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.465 ± 0.354 km |
| Albedo | 0.348 ± 0.050 |
| Rotation period | 6.4 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Cb |
| history | |
| Explorer | Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova |
| Date of discovery | 2nd November 1975 |
| Another name | 1975 VR 3 ; 1952 UG 1 ; 1952 UQ 1 ; 1954 EY; 1967 RV; 1978 NK 2 ; 1981 GU; A920 EA |
| 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. | |
(2371) Dimitrov ( 1975 VR 3 ; 1952 UG 1 ; 1952 UQ 1 ; 1954 EY ; 1967 RV ; 1978 NK 2 ; 1981 GU ; A920 EA ) is an approximately seven-kilometer asteroid of the main inner belt that was created on November 2, 1975 was discovered by the Russian (then: Soviet Union ) astronomer Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova at the Crimean Observatory (Nautschnyj branch) on the Crimean peninsula ( IAU code 095).
designation
(2371) Dimitrov was named after the Bulgarian politician Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949). He was the founder of the Bulgarian Patriotic Front , chairman of the Bulgarian Communist Party and first prime minister of the People's Republic of Bulgaria .
See also
Web links
- (2371) Dimitrov in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2371) Dimitrov in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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 5, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1975 VR 3 . Discovered 1975 Nov. 2 by TM Smirnova at Nauchnyj. "