(2381) Landi

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Asteroid
(2381) Landi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Asteroid family Eunomia family
Major semi-axis 2.6097 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.1684 ± 0.0005
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1703 ± 0.0012 AU - 3.0491 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 13.6276 ± 0.0415 °
Length of the ascending node 150.2150 ± 0.2095 °
Argument of the periapsis 277.8370 ± 0.2392 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 6, 2017
Sidereal period 4.22 a ± 0.0953 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 13.054 ± 0.081 km
Albedo 0.286 ± 0.028
Rotation period 3,989 h
Absolute brightness 11.7 mag
history
Explorer Felix Aguilar Observatory
Date of discovery 3rd January 1976
Another name 1976 AF ; 1951 EG 1 ; 1953 QP; 1968 FF; 1970 SD; 1978 NN 3
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(2381) Landi ( 1976 AF ; 1951 EG 1 ; 1953 QP ; 1968 FF ; 1970 SD ; 1978 NN 3 ) is an approximately 13-kilometer asteroid of the central main belt , which was found on January 3, 1976 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory in the National Park El Leoncito was discovered in the province of San Juan in Argentina ( IAU code 808). It belongs to the Eunomia family, a group of asteroids named after (15) Eunomia .

designation

(2381) Landi was named after Jorge Landi Dessy , who was director of the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba (IAU code 822) in Argentina and vice president of the Argentine Association of Astronomy . His main areas of research were astronomical optics and photometry, as well as magellanic clouds .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 6, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1976 AF. Discovered 1976 Jan. 3 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito. "