(2383) Bradley

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Asteroid
(2383) Bradley
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.2179 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.1047 ± 0.0003
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9858 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.4501 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.5669 ± 0.0387 °
Length of the ascending node 14.4176 ± 0.5316 °
Argument of the periapsis 184.4378 ± 0.5582 °
Time of passage of the perihelion December 11, 2020
Sidereal period 3.3 a ± 0.0052 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 5.823 ± 0.079 km
Albedo 0.227 ± 0.035
Rotation period 5.823 h
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
history
Explorer Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery April 5th 1981
Another name 1981 GN ; 1928 DU; 1938 EO; 1938 FQ; 1938 GL; 1969 TW 5 ; 1975 QP; 1976 YM
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(2383) Bradley ( 1981 GN ; 1928 DU ; 1938 EO ; 1938 FQ ; 1938 GL ; 1969 TW 5 ; 1975 QP ; 1976 YM ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was separated from the US on April 5, 1981. American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).

designation

(2383) Bradley was named by the explorer Edward LG Bowell after his friends Martin and Maud Bradley .

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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): “1981 GN. Discovered 1981 Apr. 5 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "